Food and Catering Supplies Tender

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Value

£1,710,516

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Classifications

  • Miscellaneous food products

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  • award
  • contract

Published

3 years ago

Description

Food and Catering Supplies
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of food, catering, cleaning and disposable products at Council locations within the Borough of Swindon.
Project Description
The framework agreement is for supply of food and catering products under the Lots below.
Each lot will be awarded to a single supplier. Potential suppliers can bid for one single, individual lot, or for multiple lots.
Lot 1 – Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Value of Lot 1 2018-19: £80,000)
Lot 2 – Ambient, Dry and Chilled (Value of Lot 2 2018-19: £62,000)
Lot 3 – Frozen Foods and Ice Cream (Value of Lot 3 2018-19: £196,000)
Lot 4 – Soft Drinks and Snacks (Value of Lot 4 2018-19: £42,500)
Lot 5 – Disposables and Cleaning (Value of Lot 5 2018-19: £93,000)
Lot 6 – Frozen Iced Drinks (Value of Lot 6 2018-19: £5000)
Full details relating to the Goods are provided in the tender documents.
Period of Framework Agreement
Period of framework agreement.
The framework agreement is for an initial period of 36 months commencing 1st September 2021, with the option of a further 12 month extension.
To participate
Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]
Tender Responses
Framework agreement responses are required to be submitted no later than Monday 7th June 2021, 14:00:00hrs, UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
Tender Clarifications
If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by Friday 28th May 2021, 14:00:00hrs, UK Local time.
The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.
Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder / other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project ID: DN542463.
No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

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Swindon Borough Council

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Ms Helen Orford

[email protected]

+44 1793465278

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