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        "title": "School Meals 2021 - 2024",
        "description": "School Meal provision across two lots for a total of 35 schools. Brighter Futures for Children (the Company) are an independent, not-for-profit-company established in December 2018 to deliver the best possible opportunities for the children of Reading. Our responsibility is to deliver children's social care, early help and educational services (including SEND). The Company is wholly owned by Reading Borough Council (the Council) and delivers services within the Council's boundaries. The Company are undertaking a tender process for the delivery of catering service to schools. The process will be in two parts, the Pre-qualifying Questionnaire (PPQ) and the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Reading Borough Council e-tendering system which is also used by Brighter Futures for Children at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home and complete as instructed. The Portal is free of charge - to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the e-tendering portal. Please note: you must register your interest via the e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender. Interested parties must log onto the e-tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc, to express an interest and download the procurement documents. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions, it is the organisation's responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated. Before completing the tender, potential providers/suppliers should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly as the e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project. Potential bidders should also check that their organisation's details are correct and kept up to date. Technical questions and assistance regarding the use and operation of the Portal should be addressed to the In-Tend Help Desk - e-mail: support@in-tend.co.uk , telephone number +44 8442728810.",
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