Published date: 14 December 2021

This notice was replaced on 28 July 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 28 July 2022)

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

  • School meals - 15894210

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£100,000,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN587054-19697029

Published date

14 December 2021

Closing date

21 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2031

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?

No

Description

The Council are looking to appoint, through this Tender process, a single Supplier to provide catering services in primary schools. For clarity this opportunity does not cover secondary school catering services. Currently, 155 schools, made up from a combination of Primary Maintained Schools, Special Schools and Primary Academies, have committed to participate in the Agreement.

The initial contract period is for 3 years commencing 1st August 2022 with a potential to extend for a further 2 x 3 years. Therefore the maximum potential length of the Contract is 9 years.

Tender documents can be found at www.nepo.org, reference number DN587054.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Holmes

Address

Corporate services
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
England

Email

helen.holmes@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk