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title: "Meals on Wheels Service 2023"
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# Meals on Wheels Service 2023

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/meals-on-wheels-service-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-032dc8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hampshire County Council: "Meals on Wheels Service 2023". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hampshire-county-council-ons-e10000014)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Meal-serving services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032dc8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/meals-on-wheels-service-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-032dc8#tl-md)

## Description
Hampshire County Council currently commission a meals on wheels service to deliver a choice of suitable, nutritious, hot, 2 course lunchtime meals to adults who meet the eligibility criteria and live within Hampshire County Council's (HCC's) geographical jurisdiction.  
The Council is looking to undertake market engagement with potential providers of this service. This is with the aim of:
•	Gaining a better understanding of the market and gauging what level of interest might exist within the provider market for delivering this service
•	Understanding the market preferences in terms of operational requirements including implementation timescales
•	Gain insight into the markets preferences with regards to contract type and length
•	Raise awareness regarding realistic pricing structures for delivering services of this type.
•	Receive feedback on the current draft service specification

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Please note: Completion of the market engagement questionnaire is not intended to confer any advantage to those providers who respond should there subsequently be any future tender exercise relating to the proposed service. The distribution of this m...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010028-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-14T11:11:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:21:43.176Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032dc8