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title: "Babergh & Mid Suffolk Food Network Project - AWARD"
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# Babergh & Mid Suffolk Food Network Project - AWARD

Buyer: BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a0525e2-a9bb-4479-bc98-594ded89f912

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## Summary

The Babergh District Council has awarded the contract for the "Babergh & Mid Suffolk Food Network Project" to Community Action Suffolk. The project aims to enhance community food projects, such as pantries and fridges, by fostering relationships with food suppliers and retailers. The contract value is £104,968 GBP, with a contract period starting on 21st August 2023 and ending on 31st March 2025.

This tender opportunity in the general public services category offers business growth potential for service providers in food security and community development. Companies specialising in administration services, particularly those with experience in coordination among multiple parties and fair distribution practices, would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 19th July 2023.

## Notice

BMSDC is seeking to appoint a Single Service Delivery Provider or Group with a 'Lead Operator' to deliver a Food Security Development Officer role aimed at supporting community food projects, with a particular focus on community pantries, community fridges and food pop-ups, and building relationships with food suppliers, producers and retailers in order to open up food pathways in the districts and maximise the supply of food across all community food projects to ensure. a) co-ordination and co-operation between all parties - food banks/pantries/fridges/other food projects and food producers and suppliers (including supermarkets) b) improved communication between community-led food projects and food producers/suppliers c) fair distribution to all community food distribution points across the districts d) vulnerable individuals and families have access to sufficient food items in accessible locations and that there is a reasonable geographical spread of community food projects. The aim is to stimulate new food projects, including Community Pantries developed using either the Your Local Pantry or Fare Share models, food pop-ups and community fridges, as well as connecting food growers and producers with the emerging network of food projects across the districts through a new Babergh & Mid Suffolk Food Network to increase the flow of food and stabilise food pathways as much as possible. The Food Security Development Officer role is being funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will be seeking to achieve economies of scale by collaborating with all lead authorities within Suffolk on food related projects, including the Suffolk County Council Food Bank lead and Suffolk Libraries who are exploring opportunities to develop community supermarkets in Suffolk and any new Food Network projects that arise. The By collaborating with other food related projects, the Food Security Development Officer will ensure that they are able to adapt their role appropriately as food networks continue to develop. The Officer will also support the development of Community Fridges and pop-up food projects across the districts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/467f82c5-eb9c-49d3-a759-7dbec8f412fb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £104,968 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | SUFFOLK |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMUNITY ACTION SUFFOLK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services
- 75110000 - General public services
- 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2023 at 13:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/467f82c5-eb9c-49d3-a759-7dbec8f412fb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/467f82c5-eb9c-49d3-a759-7dbec8f412fb
  21st July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.babergh.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/

## Provenance

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