Notice Information
Notice Title
Babergh & Mid Suffolk Food Network Project
Notice Description
BMSDC is seeking to appoint a Single Service Delivery Provider or Group with a 'Lead Operator' to deliver a Food Security Development Officer role aimed at supporting community food projects, with a particular focus on community pantries, community fridges and food pop-ups, and building relationships with food suppliers, producers and retailers in order to open up food pathways in the districts and maximise the supply of food across all community food projects to ensure. a) co-ordination and co-operation between all parties - food banks/pantries/fridges/other food projects and food producers and suppliers (including supermarkets) b) improved communication between community-led food projects and food producers/suppliers c) fair distribution to all community food distribution points across the districts d) vulnerable individuals and families have access to sufficient food items in accessible locations and that there is a reasonable geographical spread of community food projects. The aim is to stimulate new food projects, including Community Pantries developed using either the Your Local Pantry or Fare Share models, food pop-ups and community fridges, as well as connecting food growers and producers with the emerging network of food projects across the districts through a new Babergh & Mid Suffolk Food Network to increase the flow of food and stabilise food pathways as much as possible. The Food Security Development Officer role is being funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will be seeking to achieve economies of scale by collaborating with all lead authorities within Suffolk on food related projects, including the Suffolk County Council Food Bank lead and Suffolk Libraries who are exploring opportunities to develop community supermarkets in Suffolk and any new Food Network projects that arise. The By collaborating with other food related projects, the Food Security Development Officer will ensure that they are able to adapt their role appropriately as food networks continue to develop. The Officer will also support the development of Community Fridges and pop-up food projects across the districts. Additional information: Babergh District Council & Mid Suffolk District Council are currently out to tender for the provision of delivery of a Leadership Management & Development Programme This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 0900hrs 12 July 2023. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted The deadline for clarification questions is 1600hrs 22 June 2023 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-82439ccb-bc23-4c80-a2db-4734a7df08b2
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/534b105a-454f-4c28-b4e1-f22778056b7c
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
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- CPV Codes
75100000 - Administration services
75110000 - General public services
75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jul 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Simon Jackson-Brown
- Contact Email
- simon.jackson-brown@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441449 724592
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUFFOLK
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/534b105a-454f-4c28-b4e1-f22778056b7c
12th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
http://www.babergh.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/
Additional information on how to apply for this contract
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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