Published date: 11 October 2024

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 11 January 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions - 55523000

Location of contract

England

Procurement reference

DERBSCC001-DN747328-38433628

Published date

11 October 2024

Closing date

11 January 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TEST ONLY

Derbyshire County Council will be inviting tenders from organisations for the supply and delivery of hot meals and cold meal options to Thomas Fields Care Centre- Buxton. The Council is interested to hear the views of organisations who have experience in the supply and delivery of nutritionally balanced hot meals and cold lunchtime options, to health and social care settings. It is expected that meals would be supplied and delivered to Thomas Fields Care Centre Buxton in accordance with all relevant Food Safety Legislation.

This Soft Market Testing is being undertaken to allow input from potential providers and ensure any future service is well designed, efficient, effective, delivering value for money and meeting people's needs and outcomes.

This Soft Market Testing exercise is to determine the capacity of the market to supply the service and the level of interest in any forthcoming service procurement.
No information provided in response to this questionnaire will be used by the Council to assess bidders as part of the forthcoming procurement process related to the service outlined in this document.


About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Humphrey

Address

County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1629531507

Email

emma.humphrey@derbyshire.gov.uk