Published date: 9 October 2017

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: 13 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0 to £27,000,000

Procurement reference

DORST001-DN300799-98748560

Published date

9 October 2017

Closing date

13 November 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Dorset County Council is setting up a framework for use by schools and academies in Dorset (including
Bournemouth and Poole) to provide delivered in primary school meals.

Kitchen facilities were removed from schools in the 1980s - therefore there are no prime cook facilities. Over the last ten years infrastructure has been put into schools to enable a delivered in cook chill method of service or a delivered in hot service - there are some schools which have no washing up facilities and so there is a requirement for the meal provider to provide a washing up service at the central kitchen.

Meals must be produced at premises in Dorset - and providers must have an office in Dorset from where the service will be managed from, the total production capacity of the facility must be at least 1,000 meals per day.

Menus must be a minimum of a three week cycle (which is changed termly) and must be compliant with the School Food Standards.


About the buyer

Contact name

Roger Allen

Address

Dorset County Council
County Hall
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
England

Telephone

+44 1305221279

Email

r.allen@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Website

http://www.dorsetforyou.com/