Published date: 16 July 2021

Last edited date: 9 September 2021

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: 22 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Meals-on-wheels services - 55521100

  • Meal delivery service - 55521200

Location of contract

PO1 2AL

Value of contract

£1,400,000 to £1,960,000

Procurement reference

P00004552

Published date

16 July 2021

Closing date

22 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

28 February 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?

No

Description

Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is seeking to award a contract to provide a Meals on Wheels Service. The service would be to provide a home deliver Meals on Wheels service to vulnerable adults in Portsmouth city boundaries PO1 - PO6, 365 days of the year.

The Meals on Wheels service is delivered by the Provider on behalf of the Council. The Provider collects the cost of the meal from the Service user.

The purpose of the service will be to offer regular, consistent, and reliable access to hot meals with choice including special dietary needs including people from minority ethnic communities.

The provision of meals is an important part of Adult Social Care provision, designed to support vulnerable adults to remain in their own homes longer. It is to help the individual and/or their carer to maintain and improve their health and lead independent, fulfilling lives for as long as possible.

The council is targeting to have awarded the contract on 27 October 2021 to allow for service commencement on 1 March 2022. The contract will be let for an initial term of 5 years which may then run for a further 2 years in increments set by the Council to a total maximum term of 7 years, subject to performance and at the sole option of the Council.

The annual value of the contract is estimated to be IRO £280,000. The estimated value of the contract over the maximum term of 7 years is IRO £1,960,000.

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Meals on Wheels Service.

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 2AL
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk