Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Sussex County Council
County Hall, West Street
Chichester
PO19 1RG
UK
Contact person: Alison Eastman
Telephone: +44 330224813
E-mail: alison.eastman@westsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
WSCC AE Meals on Wheels Service
Reference number: CWSCC - 033830
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55521100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued by WSCC to seek and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations from the private, public and third (voluntary, community and charitable) sector for the provision of the Community Meals on Wheels Services. This is being tendered by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in accordance with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (CCR 2016). The Services are predominantly for residents over 55 years of age living in the community of West Sussex. A balanced nutritional offering for the Customers and their specific needs, is essential to help maintain their Wellbeing and ability to stay living in their own homes for longer and help to avoid hospital admissions through malnutrition or slower healing times through ineffective diet.The food supply element of the Services is to be made available for the Council’s Directly Provided Services (Day Centres), and other establishments as requested, such as lunch clubs, to use for the lunch time
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55521100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ2
Main site or place of performance:
Within the county of West Sussex
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Services are predominantly for residents over 55 years of age living in the community of West Sussex. A balanced nutritional offering for the Customers and their specific needs, is essential to help maintain their Wellbeing and ability to stay living in their own homes for longer and help to avoid hospital admissions through malnutrition or slower healing times through ineffective diet.The food supply element of the Services is to be made available for the Council’s Directly Provided Services (Day Centres), and other establishments as requested, such as lunch clubs, to use for the lunch time
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-031617
Section V: Award of contract
Title: WSCC AE Meals on Wheels Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Apetito Limited
Canal Road, Wiltshire
Trowbridge,
BA14 8RJ
UK
NUTS: UKK15
Internet address(es)
URL: www.apetito.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 8 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scopeand-remit
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/04/2022