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title: "ASC0228 - Healthy Eating Initiatives 2017"
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# ASC0228 - Healthy Eating Initiatives 2017

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d9a5384d-1932-42ea-89ea-2c1626cd4fcb

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## Summary

Leicester City Council has awarded a contract titled "ASC0228 - Healthy Eating Initiatives 2017," aimed at enhancing healthy eating practices in schools and communities across the East Midlands. This initiative falls under the health and social work services category, with a total value of £500,000. The procurement process was conducted as an open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, concluding on 30th November 2017, while the contract period spans from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2023.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and well-being services, particularly those focused on nutrition, food education, and sustainable food practices. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-positioned to compete for future opportunities arising from this initiative, which aims to cultivate a pro-food ethos in educational settings and improve children's health outcomes through innovative programmes.

## Notice

To build on the achievements of the current healthy eating programme that has supported schools to create a 'pro-food' ethos and develop knowledge and awareness of the integral part that food and a whole school approach plays in children's health, wellbeing and attainment. The focus will be to raise standards and knowledge in staff and pupils in areas such as food growing, nutrition, food safety, shopping, growing food and understanding of where food comes from and the link with environmental sustainability. By making healthy food the norm the service will increase healthy eating behaviours; improve school meals and uptake as well as impacting positively on health and well-being; contributing to better educational attainment and attendance of children and leading to lasting health benefits. The procurement process is being undertaken as a one stage open process in accordance with the Regime for the award of Social and other specific services as defined in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b57ca4d-f83f-41a4-939c-a402e6526b05 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| 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 | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 6TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOIL ASSOCIATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Jul 2018 at 08:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b57ca4d-f83f-41a4-939c-a402e6526b05

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b57ca4d-f83f-41a4-939c-a402e6526b05
  11th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2adb2194-60bd-e711-80e6-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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