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title: "Award of Setting the Table: Sample Menus and Recipes"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000743105"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2025-05-09"
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# Award of Setting the Table: Sample Menus and Recipes

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000743105

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, headquartered in Glasgow, has awarded a contract titled "Award of Setting the Table: Sample Menus and Recipes" under the services category. This initiative, led by the Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Division, aims to produce nutritionally analysed sample menus for children aged 1 to 5 years. The procurement stage is the award phase as of 9 May 2025. This project is crucial for ensuring that early years childcare providers across Scotland adhere to updated nutritional guidelines and food standards. The industry focus falls within health and safety services and miscellaneous health services, with the procurement process characterised by a tender initiated on 10 June 2023.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses within the nutrition and health services sectors. Companies specialising in nutritional analysis, menu planning, and child health can leverage this contract to expand their portfolios and establish long-term collaborations with governmental agencies. Gina Gorvett Nutrition has been the awarded supplier, indicating a preference for businesses that can provide expert knowledge in early years nutrition and adhere to stringent health and safety standards. Engaging with such projects can help businesses build a reputable standing in delivering high quality and compliant services in line with evolving public health mandates.

## Notice

The Scottish Government Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Division is responsible for overseeing commitments on expanding funded ELC provision with 1,140 hours of high quality funded ELC available to all three and four-year-olds and eligible two-year-olds. This includes the delivery of a free meal for every eligible child as part of the ELC day.Setting the Table, nutritional guidance and food standards for early years childcare providers in Scotland, was first published in 2015 then updated in 2018. The current refresh has been commissioned to ensure that the publication takes account of the most up-to-date scientific evidence and nutritional guidance.The Division wishes to commission the production of nutritionally analysed sample menus for children aged 1 to 5 years (for 2 weeks), which meet the revised nutrient and food and drinks standards for early years that are currently being developed by a technical working group. The group comprises experts from key agencies including Public Health Scotland, Food Standards Scotland and the NHS.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529976 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,300 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ANGUS COUNCIL; CHILDREN'S HEARINGS SCOTLAND; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; FIFE COLLEGE; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; LHC PROCUREMENT GROUP FOR THE SCOTTISH PROCUREMENT ALLIANCE (SPA); MUIRHOUSE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND; NHS GRAMPIAN; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; NORTH EAST SCOTLAND COLLEGE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; UHI EXECUTIVE OFFICE; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 45 |
| Supplier names | ARCADIS; ARCO; ARTSCAPE GARDENS; ATKINSREALIS; BECHTLE DIRECT; BURNS CONSTRUCTION (ABERDEEN; COPTRZ; CR CONTRACTING NORTH; CURRIE & BROWN; DELOITTE; DELSON CONTRACTS; DENNIS EAGLE; EDENRED (UK GROUP; GIBB & BEVERIDGE ENGINEERING AGENCIES; GINA GORVETT NUTRITION; GLEN SHURAIG CONSULTING; GROWTH FLAG (PART OF GC INSIGHT; HARBOUR MULTI-TRADES; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; HILLCREST FUTURES; HYMANS ROBERTSON; IRVINE CIVIL ENGINEERING; JML CONTRACTS; KINTO; LION SAFETY (SMI SCOTLAND; LORIEN RESOURCING; MACLIN ELECTRIC; MEHLER VARIO SYSTEM; NOTTINGHAM REHAB; REPUBLIC OF MEDIA; ROV SCOTLAND; RS FLEET INSTALLATIONS LTD T/A RS CONNECT; STAND; STORM ID; STREAMTEC; THE LINES BETWEEN; THORNTONS LAW; TOPSPEED COURIERS; TREKA BUS; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; WELLSIDE RESEARCH; WYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS; ZENITH PROPERTY CONSERVATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 9 May 2025 at 12:34 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529976

## Notice URLs

- http://fife.ac.uk
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://https://www.uhi.ac.uk
- http://www.angus.gov.uk/
- http://www.chscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.muirhouseha.org.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nhsgrampian.org
- http://www.nls.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/

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