Published date: 17 October 2018

Last edited date: 17 October 2018

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: 31 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Canteen and catering services - 55500000

Location of contract

BN7 1UE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

ESCC - 020353

Published date

17 October 2018

Closing date

31 December 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

East Sussex County Council are seeking any qualified and suitable providers to deliver a school meal service to educational establishments in East Sussex. The contract will provide a school meals service with the aim to meet statutory responsibilities, improve value for money for schools and parents, whilst providing good quality, healthy meals for children which as a minimum meet the Government standards set for school lunches.

The current school meals service provides approximately 18,000 meals per day from approximately 150 sites (this includes maintained primary, secondary, free and special schools and Academies).

Initially we are undertaking market engagement activities, prior to any potential procurement.

The Council is holding a market engagement event on the 5th July 2018 at County Hall, Lewes. In order to register your interest in attending you are required to register your interest in this opportunity and complete an application form - deadline for receipt of booking forms is close of business Monday 2nd July. Places are limited and we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees per organisation.

Relevant information relating to the market engagement event will be made available to all bidders as part of the procurement documents or any further market activity the Council undertakes.

A Prior Information Notice has been sent for publication to the OJEU on 12th June 2018.

Further details on this procurement opportunity will also be published via this Portal.

More information

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Anderson (ESCC)

Address

St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1UE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01273 482623

Email

Michelle.Anderson@eastsussex.gov.uk

Website

www.eastsussex.gov.uk