---
title: "Supply and Delivery of Community Meals"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000709074"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCOTLAND EXCEL"
published: "2022-11-17"
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# Supply and Delivery of Community Meals

Buyer: SCOTLAND EXCEL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000709074

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## Summary

Scotland Excel, a central purchasing body, is planning a tender for the Supply and Delivery of Community Meals. This procurement process involves the development of a national framework agreement for supplying community meals to individuals' homes or local authority premises. The tender is at the planning stage, with an anticipated future notice date of February 20, 2023. Interested suppliers can participate in a survey available at a specified link until December 9, 2022.

This tender for community meals presents an opportunity for businesses providing meal delivery services to compete for contracts. Companies specializing in bulk meal delivery, frozen meal services, or daily delivery of hot meals are well-suited to bid for the different lots offered. The procurement process, led by Scotland Excel on behalf of Scottish Local Authorities, will lead to the establishment of a fourth-generation framework, replacing the current arrangement due to expire in August 2023.

## Notice

NOTE: The Prior Information Notice and this additional information relates to a survey exercise only. Supply and Delivery of Community Meals Anticipated development of a fourth-generation national framework agreement for supply and delivery of community meals, which may include frozen or hot meals delivered to people in their own homes or to local authority nominated premises. This notice includes a survey for interested suppliers, please see Section "VI.3" for the survey link and additional detail.

### Lot Information

Bulk Delivery of Meals to a Central Distribution Point

Lot 1 Bulk Delivery of Meals to a Central Distribution Point.. NOTE: This lotting structure is provisional and subject to change.

Frozen Meal Delivery Service to Customers at Home or Council Nominated Premises

Lot 2 Frozen Meal Delivery Service to Customers at Home or Council Nominated Premises.. NOTE: This lotting structure is provisional and subject to change.

Daily Delivery of Hot Meals to Customers at Home or Council Nominated Premises

Lot 3 Daily Delivery of Hot Meals to Customers at Home or Council Nominated Premises.. NOTE: This lotting structure is provisional and subject to change.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV464613 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Feb 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTLAND EXCEL |
| Locality | PAISLEY |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA1 1AR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Paisley East and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 15880000 - Special nutritional products
- 15894000 - Processed food products
- 15894200 - Prepared meals
- 15894220 - Hospital meals
- 15894300 - Prepared dishes
- 15896000 - Deep-frozen products
- 55320000 - Meal-serving services
- 55521100 - Meals-on-wheels services
- 55521200 - Meal delivery service
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85312200 - Homedelivery of provisions
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV464613

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV464613
  Supply and Delivery of Community Meals - NOTE: The Prior Information Notice and this additional information relates to a survey exercise only. Supply and Delivery of Community Meals Anticipated development of a fourth-generation national framework agreement for supply and delivery of community meals, which may include frozen or hot meals delivered to people in their own homes or to local authority nominated premises. This notice includes a survey for interested suppliers, please see Section "VI.3" for the survey link and additional detail.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000709074
- https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/about-us/our-members/
- https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CM_1922_PINSURVEY/

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