Published date: 8 January 2025

This notice was replaced on 8 January 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 8 January 2025, last edited 9 January 2025)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies - 39220000

  • Catering equipment - 39310000

  • Catering services - 55520000

Location of contract

England

Procurement reference

WOKHM001-DN758042-90548000

Published date

8 January 2025

Closing date

8 April 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Wokingham Borough Council is looking to engage with the market to discuss a future opportunity relating to the provision of school meals and kitchen maintenance. The current schools catering contract ceases at the end of the Summer term in July 2025 and therefore this event is intended to provide information to school staff about school meal and kitchen maintenance opportunities in order that they have a school meal offer from September 2025. Wokingham Borough Council procurement team are facilitating the event and are seeking suppliers to work directly with schools who can meet these service delivery timescales.

We will be looking to have individual meetings with interested suppliers via MS Teams.
Specific agenda and scope will be provided prior to the date of the meetings.

Sessions will take place on 4th and 5th of February 2025 and will cover the following topics:

School meals provision options
Kitchen Maintenance, Equipment Testing, Equipment Replacement and Maintenance

If you are interested in discussing the above with us, please express interest by 16/01/2025 2:00 PM via the Messaging function of ProContract, providing the following details:
- company name
- point of contact
- names and email addresses for all attendees


About the buyer

Contact name

Adeniyi Awoyemi

Address

Civic Offices
Shute End
Wokingham
RG40 1BN
England

Telephone

+44 7521311153

Email

Adeniyi.Awoyemi@wokingham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wokingham.gov.uk