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Published 17 Dec 2021, 14:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WSCC AE Meals on Wheels Service

Official notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£8,400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jan 2022awarded 12 Apr 2022
Awarded to APETITO LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued by WSCC to seek and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations from the private, public and third (voluntary, community and charitable) sector for the provision of the Community Meals on Wheels Services. This is being tendered by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in accordance with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (CCR 2016). The Services are predominantly for residents over 55 years of age living in the community of West Sussex. A balanced nutritional offering for the Customers and their specific needs, is essential to help maintain their Wellbeing and ability to stay living in their own homes for longer and help to avoid hospital admissions through malnutrition or slower healing times through ineffective diet.The food supply element of the Services is to be made available for the Council’s Directly Provided Services (Day Centres), and other establishments as requested, such as lunch clubs, to use for the lunch time

CPV: Meals-on-wheels services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Services are predominantly for residents over 55 years of age living in the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£8,400,000

The Services are predominantly for residents over 55 years of age living in the community of West Sussex. A balanced nutritional offering for the Customers and their specific needs, is essential to help maintain their Wellbeing and ability to stay living in their own homes for longer and help to avoid hospital admissions through malnutrition or slower healing times through ineffective diet.The food supply element of the Services is to be made available for the Council’s Directly Provided Services (Day Centres), and other establishments as requested, such as lunch clubs, to use for the lunch time

Delivery: South East · Within the county of West Sussex
Extensions: Depending on the review of the requirementVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
17 Dec 2021, 14:11 GMT
Last source update
25 Apr 2022, 06:48 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
CWSCC - 033830
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010533
Classification (CPV)
Meals-on-wheels services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0302f8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jan 2022 → 25 Apr 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
  3. Notice published
    25 Apr 2022, 06:48 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Apr 2022, 06:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
APETITO LIMITED£8,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • WSCC AE Meals on Wheels Service · APETITO LIMITED

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    £8,400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, West Street, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Apetito LimitedAwarded supplier Canal Road, Wiltshire , Trowbridge,, South West, BA14 8RJ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria