Notice Information
Notice Title
SC230088 - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children - Catering Service
Notice Description
Kent County Council (KCC) utilised the light touch regime to carry out a mini competition to procure a catering supplier to provide meals for a number of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) centres across Kent. The contract has been awarded to Genuine Dinning Company Ltd to provide the catering service for the UASC Centres across Kent. Ref: SC230088 Title: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children - Catering Service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Kent County Council (KCC) utilised the light touch regime to carry out a mini competition to procure a catering supplier to provide meals for a number of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) centres across Kent. The contract has been awarded to Genuine Dinning Company Ltd to provide the catering service for the UASC Centres across Kent. Ref: SC230088 Title: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children - Catering Service. Additional information: Tender submission were evaluated using a price per quality point model.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b1b1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005913-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jan 2025 - 2 Jan 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Alexander Whelan
- Contact Email
- alexander.whelan@kent.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000422419
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Penenden Heath
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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