Published date: 29 November 2023

Last edited date: 29 November 2023

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: 18 December 2023, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Prepared meals - 15894200

  • Catering services - 55520000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£2,000,000

Procurement reference

NCCT42854

Published date

29 November 2023

Closing date

18 December 2023

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Potential bidders should note that this is a below threshold concessionary contract tender.

Norfolk County Council requires a service for the delivery of a hot meal to tenants living within 15 Housing with Care (HwC) settings situated within Norfolk effective from 1 April 2024.
Please note that the transition of the service from the current provider, also considering the impact of the Bank Holidays may require the new Provider to be operational during the week of the 25th March 2024.
The specification details the opportunity for a Provider(s) to enter a Concession Contract with the Council for 3 years, with appropriate break clauses this service.
The use of a Concession Contract to define this arrangement, arises from the Council identifying a defined cohort of potential customers but not directly purchasing a service, nor offering a committed volume of business nor subsidy. Subsidy for the purposes of this document is both direct financial support and use of on-site kitchens for the preparation and/or storage of food which will not form part of this Concession Contract.

Please note that the values in this notice are estimate only and depend on take up.

More information

Additional text

If you are interested, the specification and application form can be accessed on our procurement system in-tend. All correspondence and clarifications from Norfolk County Council about this tender will be issued via our procurement system In-Tend. Please make sure your details are correct and that you check the system regularly. We advise adding a second person or a team to your In-Tend account for contingency. The link to In-Tend is https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
If you wish to raise a question on the tender, please use the In-Tend system to do so.
If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-Tend support team by phoning 0845 557 8079 or +44 (0) 114 407 0065 or by emailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Hardy

Address

Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
England

Telephone

01603223968

Email

sarah.hardy@norfolk.gov.uk