Published date: 20 December 2018

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Opportunity (published 20 December 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Canteen services - 55510000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_196576/733983

Published date

20 December 2018

Closing date

11 January 2019

Contract start date

11 February 2019

Contract end date

10 February 2021

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

The overall objective of this assignment will be to plan and provide a high quality and fresh canteen/catering services in the compound of British Embassy in Kathmandu. Canteen Service provider will be required to provide meals, snacks and beverages for One HMG staff and other residents on compound daily, particularly during office hours on chargeable basis. The Contractor will provide first class catering services largely being cooked / prepared on the premises in a safe and hygienic environment. Being a largely open plan office, staff will be encouraged to dine in the canteen.

We currently have 200 plus staff members and families .Based on our experience, more than 75 staff uses the canteen facility on a daily basis.

The Recipient of services
Following will be the principle recipient of the services:
- All One HMG staff and families working and/or living on/off compound
- All contractual staff on compound
- Occasional visitors to the compound


More information

Additional text

In order to be considered for this project it and receive pre-qualification and/or tender information it is necessary that you register your company (including any relevant information requested) on the Foreign
& Commonwealth Office Procurement Portal, e-Bravo. Failure to do this will mean your company may not receive a Tender; no tenders will be issued via open e-mail.
Project 2045, ITT 2764 : Provision Of Canteen Services In British Embassy, Kathmandu
How to apply in this Project:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register. - Accept the terms and conditions
and click "continue" - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete - you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep
this secure).
2. Login to the portal with the username/password - Click on the relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) to access the content - You can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and Buyer
Attachments" in the "Actions" box;
Responding to the ITT - You can choose to "Reply" or "Reject" (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek clarification - Note the
deadline for completion, - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available), You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the
"Actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
Potential Providers should answer all questions as accurately and concisely as possible in the same order as the questions are presented. Where a question is not relevant to the Potential Provider's
organisation, this should be indicated, with an explanation. Where attachments are requested to be submitted within the electronic PQQ/ITT, these shall be submitted in a PDF format (Adobe or similar).
PQQ/ITT or Bids not submitted via the FCO's eProcurement portal will not be considered.


About the buyer

Contact name

Swati Gupta

Address

British High Commission, Shnatipath,
New Delhi 110021
SW1A 2AH
England

Email

swati.gupta@fco.gov.uk