Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Meals on Wheels Single Portion Ready Meals
Notice Description
The contract will provide Cardiff County Council and Monmouthshire County Council a Meals on Wheels service with single frozen portion ready meals. The service operates 365 days a year, with approximately 8200 meals being delivered a month for each authority. The Authorities require individual tin foil containers being delivered 2/3 times per week and are seeking to understand if suppliers are able to provide this type of packaging before going out to tender Each meal must provide at least 1/3 of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and follow guidance from the NACC. Providers must comply with: Food safety regulations (e.g., UK Food Standards Agency). Safe and sanitary handling, including temperature control and hygiene Emergency and contingency planning for service continuity Providers must ensure that a full breakdown of the dietary specifications is available to view and download to be saved onto our CRM platform. Providers should ensure that the food provision they supply includes but not limited to: Vegetarian Vegan Kosher Halal Energy Dense Texture Modified
Planning Information
A Pre Market Engagement Notice is being issued with a questionnaire to gauge supplier interest and capacity to deliver. Both authorities require a specific packaging type so we are seeking to understand if suppliers are able to provide the packaging to inform our future procurement structure The questionnaire can be found on Proactis under the reference ERFX1008735
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e2f6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074615-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
15894200 - Prepared meals
55520000 - Catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £397,866 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jan 2026 - 29 Jan 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARDIFF COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Jordan Evans
- Contact Email
- corporateandtransport@cardiff.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447845165122
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 4UW
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL2 East Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Butetown
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074615-2025
18th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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