Published date: 17 December 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Catering services for private households - 55521000
Meals-on-wheels services - 55521100
Meal delivery service - 55521200
Location of contract
PO19 1RQ
Value of contract
£6,000,000 to £8,400,000
Procurement reference
IT-234-33830-CWSCC - 033830
Published date
17 December 2021
Closing date
28 January 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
19 October 2022
Contract end date
18 October 2027
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued by WSCC to seek and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations from the private, public and third (voluntary, community and charitable) sector for the provision of the Community Meals on Wheels Services. This is being tendered by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in accordance with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (CCR 2016).
The Services are predominantly for residents over 55 years of age living in the community of West Sussex. A balanced nutritional offering for the Customers and their specific needs, is essential to help maintain their Wellbeing and ability to stay living in their own homes for longer and help to avoid hospital admissions through malnutrition or slower healing times through ineffective diet.
The food supply element of the Services is to be made available for the Council's Directly Provided Services (Day Centres), and other establishments as requested, such as lunch clubs, to use for the lunch time meal option for Customers accessing those services.
Nutritionally balanced meals which meet the recommended National Association of Care Catering (NACC) standards for community meals are to be provided.
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Full documentation can be accessed via the Councils procurement portal:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
About the buyer
Contact name
Alison Eastman (WSCC)
Address
West Street
Chicester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
United Kingdom
Telephone
0330 224813
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Closing: 28 January 2022, 12pm