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title: "Meals on Wheels"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Meals on Wheels

Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a124cb79-3814-4eeb-b546-1a3df4948764

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## Summary

The Hampshire County Council has awarded a contract for the "Meals on Wheels" service in the Health and social work services category. The contract, valued at £47,000,000 GBP, was awarded to Hertfordshire Community Meals Ltd through a Negotiated procedure without prior publication. The contract period is from August 14, 2023, to October 31, 2028. The procurement stage was "Award", finalised on August 11, 2023.

This tender opportunity for the Meals on Wheels service in the South East region of the United Kingdom offers business growth potential, attracting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Businesses involved in providing health and social work services catering to adults at risk of malnutrition would find this opportunity well-suited for competing. The service aims to provide suitable, nutritious hot lunchtime meals to customers within Hampshire County Council's jurisdiction, creating a significant market for potential service providers.

## Notice

The service The service will deliver a choice of suitable, nutritious hot lunchtime meals to adults who are at risk of malnutrition and live within Hampshire County Council's (HCC's) geographical jurisdiction. The service will be available 365 days a year. Afternoon tea will also be delivered if requested. A health and well-being check will be carried out during every delivery. The majority of customers in receipt of the service pay for their meals themselves. Open tender published Autumn 2022 The tender was to procure a nil subsidy service contract for a Meals on Wheels service. The service would be cost neutral to HCC, with the provider holding financial liability and being responsible for payment collection from customers. The tender did not receive any bids. Direct award 2023 Following the failure of the open tender published in the Autumn of 2022, and the issue of a Find a Tender notice which notified the public of the failed tender, discussions were held with several providers to establish if they would be able to run the service. The provider, HILS, were the only provider to confirm that they would consider the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0f73fbf-db3c-4a36-93b0-66ab229c510a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 13 Aug 2023 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £47,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £47,000,000 |
| 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 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8ZB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY MEALS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Aug 2023 at 14:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0f73fbf-db3c-4a36-93b0-66ab229c510a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0f73fbf-db3c-4a36-93b0-66ab229c510a
  16th August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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