Notice Information
Notice Title
HBC JB Provision of Food Safety Inspection Services (ESPH771)
Notice Description
Hastings Borough Council are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to carry out food safety inspections in accordance with statutory requirements and in particular Codes of Practice issued under Section 40 of the Food Safety Act 1990. The Contractor must hold suitable qualifications and competency for food hygiene as prescribed by the Food Law Code of Practice (England) (Issued 23rd October 2025) pursuant to section 40(1) of The Food Safety Act 1990 Chapter 3 Authorisation, Qualifications and Competency.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067e6d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062034-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
79417000 - Safety consultancy services
90714000 - Environmental auditing
90715280 - Food processing plant site investigation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £54,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £54,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £101,580 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jul 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HASTINGS
- Postcode
- TN34 3UY
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
-
- Local Authority
- Hastings
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062034-2026
2nd July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041081-2026
5th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032138-2026
8th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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