Notice Information
Notice Title
Conveyance of School Meals for Neath Port Talbot CBC (2026-2030)
Notice Description
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitable supplier to undertake the conveyance of school meals. Precooked meals are to be collected daily from a centrally designated production kitchen(s) and delivered in sealed containers to the schools requiring this service. The successful supplier will also collect all empty containers from the delivery schools and return them to the centrally designated production kitchen(s).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0601ac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001369-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
55521200 - Meal delivery service
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Feb 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Alison Long
- Contact Email
- procurement@npt.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORT TALBOT
- Postcode
- SA13 1PJ
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL44 Neath Port Talbot
- Delivery Location
- TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
-
- Local Authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Electoral Ward
- Aberavon
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001369-2026
8th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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