Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Food Law Intervention Services
Notice Description
Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period. In this document, unless otherwise stated the term "food law" includes food hygiene, food safety and food standards. The provision of service covers the inspection for compliance with food law of allocated food businesses in groups 3, 2 and 1 but not the inspection of approved premises. It covers premises that will be due a routine programmed intervention during the period 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 and some legacy premises. It includes undertaking post inspection actions including preparation of a letter for premises owners and updating the Council's computerised case management system (currently Civica APP).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000801525
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542222
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90700000 - Environmental services
90711200 - Environmental standards other than for construction
90714000 - Environmental auditing
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Oct 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Aug 2025 - 14 Aug 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Unsuccessful
- Lots Status
- Unsuccessful
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Denise Link
- Contact Email
- denise.link@orkney.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01856873535
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KIRKWALL
- Postcode
- KW15 1NY
- Post Town
- Kirkwall
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM65 Orkney Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532417&idx=1
12th June 2025 - 001 - Provision of Food Law Programmed Intervention Services ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532417&idx=2
12th June 2025 - Appendix 1 - Compliance Statement -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532417&idx=3
12th June 2025 - Appendix 2 - Structure and Format of Proposal -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532417&idx=4
12th June 2025 - Appendix 3 - Pricing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532417&idx=5
12th June 2025 - Appendix 4 - Sample Intervention Report -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532417
Provision of Food Law Intervention Services - Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542222
Provision of Food Law Intervention Services - Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period.
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