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Food Inspection Services

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Aug 2026 at 16:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

14 Aug 2026 at 13:51

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 May 2026 at 16:37

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council procured food inspection services for health and safety checks at all food preparation and food-selling establishments across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The requirement covers up to 1,800 inspections each year, making this an operational environmental health and regulatory inspection service rather than general consultancy. The work is classified as technical testing, analysis and consultancy services, with the awarded activity also classified as environmental safety services. Suppliers need to provide the capability to plan and carry out inspections across the council’s area, assess compliance in food businesses and produce the information needed to support the council’s regulatory responsibilities. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The council used an above-threshold open procedure for one lot. The estimated value was £540,000 excluding VAT and £648,000 including VAT. The award was made on 14 August 2026 to The Oyster Partnership Limited and Osborne Richardson Limited, with an awarded and contracted value of £675,000 excluding VAT and £810,000 including VAT. The award period runs from 26 August 2026 to 25 August 2031; the signed contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. The arrangement is a closed framework for up to five suppliers, with work directly awarded to the highest-ranked supplier and cascaded down where required timescales cannot be met. Evaluation was 60% quality and 40% price. Two bids were received and both reached the final stage.

This procurement demonstrates recurring demand from the council for outsourced food-safety inspection capacity at substantial operational scale. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would have experienced environmental health or food-safety inspectors, robust methods for inspecting and recording compliance across varied food businesses, and the capacity to deliver up to 1,800 inspections annually across the council’s geography. Credibility would also depend on showing consistent quality, reliable mobilisation and the ability to meet individual work-order timescales, since framework work is allocated by ranking and may cascade when the highest-ranked supplier cannot fulfil the order on time. Small and medium-sized businesses are capable of competing for this type of work, and organisations with a voluntary, community or social-enterprise model may also be suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Food Inspection Services

Notice Description

Inspection services to check H&S in all food preparation or selling establishments in BCP with up to 1800 inspections per year

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a459
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081510-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

90721000 - Environmental safety services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£540,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£540,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£675,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£675,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2026-07-16

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

THE OYSTER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Osborne Richardson Ltd

Further Information

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