Preparation and Supply of Community Meals (Sandwiches)

Description

The Community Meals Service aims to support individuals in maintaining their independence within the community by delivering hot and cold nutritious meals directly to the door of service users. The scope of this requirement will cover the sandwiches/light lunch (eg wraps, rolls, etc) element only. There will also be a requirement to provide frozen sandwiches to support the service with business continuity planning in the event of a service interruption. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Core Product Range (Preparation and Supply of Community Meals (Sandwiches)) the Contract follows a procurement exercise which was conducted as an Open Procedure for an above GPA threshold supplies contract in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, as amended and the Council's Standing Orders Relating to Contracts. Only Lot 1 was awarded, Lot 2 - Frozen Product Range was not awarded.. The contract period is from 01 May 2025 – 30 April 2027 with the option to extend for up to a period of 12 months on two occasions (1 + 1), subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any extension will be at the sole discretion of the Council. Value stated is for the entire contract period 2+1+1.