Published date: 21 January 2020

Last edited date: 30 April 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£59,500,000

Procurement reference

SHEFCC001-DN455878-17140266

Published date

21 January 2020

Closing date

24 February 2020

Contract start date

1 August 2020

Contract end date

31 July 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

School catering service for participating schools in Sheffield. The Aims of the School Catering Contract are to:

Increase school meal take up, concentrating on income based and infant free school meals entitlement.

Provide a high quality, value for money Catering Contract that is designed with the customer as the main focus

Encourage strong partnership working between the contractor, school communities, the council and its partners.

Offer a tailored, flexible and responsive service that is both right for Sheffield and also meets the needs of each individual school community

Actively work to improve the health of Sheffield's children and young people

Encourage local business to be involved in the service

Is based on a mutually beneficial and strong commercial framework that works to the advantage of all parties

More information

Additional text

This notification is to confirm that we are halting the tender process in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and the issues this is causing Sheffield City Council & bidding organisations.

About the buyer

Contact name

Marc Symonds

Address

Floor 5, Howden House
Union Street
Sheffield
S1 2SH
England

Email

marc.symonds@sheffield.gov.uk

Website

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/