Awarded contract

FoodWise Partnership

Details

Buyer: Leeds City Council
Supplier(s): Netherthorpe and Upperthorpe Community Alliance
Value: £74,997
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 18 March 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

• This will support the partnership to deliver on key deliverables of the Leeds Food Strategy and add essential resource to the local food partnership (including coordinator hours of 22.5 hours per week). Zest have hosted the FoodWise partnership since its inception in 2018 holding a key role in driving and advocating for its need. This has provided vital resource to establish and deliver the Leeds Food Strategy and is central to creating fairer, healthier, and sustainable food systems in Leeds.

Timeline

Completed: Award published18 March 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 April 2025
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 18 months

About the buyer

Leeds City Council buys as a local authority, running commercial activity through Jaggaer, its source-to-contract system. Suppliers register on Jaggaer, list their capabilities and receive email alerts for new opportunities. Tender notices appear on Find a Tender under the Procurement Act 2023, and the council's live contract register is searchable on YORtender. A forward procurement pipeline on Data Mill North lists anticipated commercial activity for the next 24 months. Contract Procedure Rules set out how every purchase is carried out, whether competitively tendered or not. A voluntary Faster Payment Scheme settles invoices early for a small discount.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Leeds City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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