Official UK procurement notice
Meals on Wheels Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service
The service will deliver a choice of suitable, nutritious hot lunchtime meals to adults who are at risk of malnutrition and live within Hampshire County Council's (HCC's) geographical jurisdiction. The service will be available 365 days a year. Afternoon tea will also be delivered if requested. A health and well-being check will be carried out during every delivery. The majority of customers in receipt of the service pay for their meals themselves.
Open tender published Autumn 2022
The tender was to procure a nil subsidy service contract for a Meals on Wheels service. The service would be cost neutral to HCC, with the provider holding financial liability and being responsible for payment collection from customers.
The tender did not receive any bids.
Direct award 2023
Following the failure of the open tender published in the Autumn of 2022, and the issue of a Find a Tender notice which notified the public of the failed tender, discussions were held with several providers to establish if they would be able to run the service. The provider, HILS, were the only provider to confirm that they would consider the contract.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Open tender published Autumn 2022Published value£30,000,000
Open tender published Autumn 2022
The tender was to procure a nil subsidy service contract for a Meals on Wheels service. The service would be cost neutral to HCC, with the provider holding financial liability and being responsible for payment collection from customers.
The tender did not receive any bids.
Direct award 2023
Following the failure of the open tender published in the Autumn of 2022, and the issue of a Find a Tender notice which notified the public of the failed tender, discussions were held with several providers to establish if they would be able to run the service. The provider, HILS, were the only provider to confirm that they would consider the contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Aug 2022, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Aug 2023, 15:36 BST
- Authority reference
AS19078- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024064- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036413Find a Tender
Publisher note: No bids received
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Oct 2022 → 1 Oct 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
- Notice published16 Aug 2023, 15:36 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Oct 2022- Status changed to unsuccessful11 Oct 2022, 11:15 BST
- Status changed to complete16 Aug 2023, 15:36 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Aug 2023, 15:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire Community MealsSME | £47,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 024064-2023-1 · Hertfordshire Community MealsSME
- Signed
- 11 Aug 2023
- Value
- £47,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2033
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY MEALS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.