Planning

Southwark's Food and Fun meals service

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

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Planning

12 Oct 2021 at 16:03

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Southwark is initiating a tender for its "Southwark's Food and Fun meals service," aimed at providing nutritious meals to children and young people aged 5 to 16 within the borough. This procurement falls under the industry category of catering services and has a planned budget of £375,000. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for 19th October 2021 via Microsoft Teams. Interested bidders are encouraged to complete an attached questionnaire to inform the service requirements, and a future notice is expected on 15th November 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for catering companies, particularly those specialising in nutritious meal preparation and delivery for children. Businesses that can demonstrate experience in providing culturally appropriate meals that adhere to School Food Standards will be well-positioned to compete. Engaging with local holiday providers and families to develop tailored menus and efficient delivery systems will be crucial for bidders aiming to win this contract and expand their operations within the local authority sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Southwark's Food and Fun meals service

Notice Description

Delivery of the contracting authority's Food and Fun holiday programme, which is funded by the Department for Education to help local families who are in need of additional support to get free, healthy food and fun activities - aimed at children and young people aged between 5 and 16 years. The contracting authority invites prospective bidders to attend a market engagement event in relation to its procurement proposal on Tuesday 19th October 2021 between 10.30am and 11.30am via Microsoft Teams. Further details are available within the attached questionnaire, which prospective bidders are asked to complete and return in order to inform the contracting authority's service requirements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The two core aims of the meals service are to: - Ensure holiday providers have the option to access nutritious, tasty and culturally appropriate pre-prepared meals that meet School Food Standards, and that their access to the service is simple and streamlined - Ensure that the children and young people attending participating holiday providers are provided with nutritious, tasty and culturally appropriate pre-prepared meals that meet School Food Standards and cater to the tastes and preferences of children and young people. The following objectives will contribute to the above core aims: - To develop a varied menu for the programme which meets School Food Standards and is appropriate to meet service users' needs and tastes - To liaise directly with holiday providers to confirm number of meals required, meal selections, delivery days and times - To manage the expectations of holiday providers in relation to the ordering and delivery process - To manage the physical delivery of meals to holiday providers who opt in to the service, across a number of sites spread across the borough and at varying quantities each day - To collect information on and cater to any dietary requirements, requirements based on religious practices and allergies - To adhere to the quality criteria to minimise the environmental impact of the service and to embed sustainability - To engage with holiday providers, children and families to gain feedback on the service, and where appropriate, act upon learning between Easter, summer and Christmas programmes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eb17
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025514-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55520000 - Catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£375,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Nov 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
Contact Name
Ms Nikita Sinclair
Contact Email
nikita.sinclair@southwark.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 07842616673

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 2QH
Post Town
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

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