Awarded contract

CCS036 Transportation and Porterage of Food, Equipment and Personnel for the Derbyshire School Meals Service

Details

Supplier(s)
Gate Ventures Facilities Services
Value
£3,000,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Published
17 April 2025

Tender description

Derbyshire County Council (The Council) Children's Services Catering Service is seeking a supplier who can offer a fully managed service for the provision of Transportation of School Meals and where required, Catering Service operational staff, from schools located within the geographical area of Derbyshire and neighbouring counties.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 April 2025
  2. Completed: Award published17 April 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 18 months

About the buyer

Derbyshire County Council is the local authority for the county of Derbyshire and organises its procurement by category under a five-year rolling strategy. Tender notices are published on Find a Tender, the Central Digital Platform, under the Procurement Act 2023. Documents for each tender are issued through the Proactis supplier portal, where suppliers register and set tailored alerts. Category management consolidates recurring spend into frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems. Three category leads cover corporate, property and ICT, people services, and place. Call-offs from ESPO frameworks for estates and language services are recorded as published council decisions.

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 Derbyshire County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 60000000 · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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