Official UK procurement notice
Conveyance of School Meals for Neath Port Talbot 2026-2030
Authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council have appointed a supplier to undertake the conveyance of school meals.
Precooked meals are to be collected daily from a centrally designated production kitchen(s) and delivered in sealed containers to the schools requiring this service.
The successful supplier will also collect all empty containers from the delivery schools and return them to the centrally designated production kitchen(s).
CPV: Meal delivery service · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
- Condition of participation
Provider must be local to the Neath Port Talbot Area
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Condition of participation
Provider must be local to the Neath Port Talbot Area
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Authority reference
CPU25-26-65- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001369- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0601acFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Suppliers' Instructions 'How to Express Interest in this ITT:
- Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them).
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Click the 'Suppliers register here' link.
- Complete the 'Organisation Details' and 'User Details' sections.
- Note the username you choose and click 'Save' when complete.
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click 'continue'.
- Express an interest in the ITT.
- Login to the portal with the username / password.
- Click the ITT Open to all Suppliers' link.
- Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_115491).
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button on the right-hand side of the screen.
- This will move the ITT into your 'My ITT pages'. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting 'Buyer Attachments'.
- Responding to the ITT.
- You can now choose to 'Respond' or 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).
- You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
- Note the 'Closing Date', and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
There is help available Monday - Friday (8am - 6pm) on: [email protected] or by telephone on 0800 069 8634
Timeline
8 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published291 days ago8 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by266 days ago2 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline259 days ago9 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Latest notice published192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026- Tender notice published8 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published17 Apr 2026, 14:45 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr G O Jones | £112,613 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Conveyance of School Meals for Neath Port Talbot 2026-2030 · Mr G O Jones
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £112,613
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 12 months
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mr G O JonesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender