HCC - Dec 15 The Supply of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Fresh Meat

Tender description

Hertfordshire catering Limited (hereinafter referred to as HCL or the Contracting Authority) is currently out to procurement for the suppy of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Fresh Meat. HCL is a limited company, limited by shares and wholly owned by Hertfordshire County Council (the Council). HCL along with Luton Borough Council Catering Services (hereinafter referred to as LBC Catering Services) has a requirement for the establishments of a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Lot 1) and Fresh Meat (Lot 2) (hereinafter referred to as “Goods”) to be delivered to various Establishments throughout the trading areas of HCL and LBC Catering Services. Whilst the fruit and vegetable requirement is for both Participating Authorities, the fresh meat requirement at the commencement of the Agreement will be for HCL only, however LBC Catering Services reserves the right to join the Agreement during its duration should it wish to do so. This procurement is an Open (one stage process). Suppliers wishing to take part in this project are invited to “express interest” which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. The deadline for Expressions of Interest is Wednesday 13th January 2016, which is also the deadline for submissions. To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12.00 Noon on Wednesday 13th January 2016. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system. Please note - The TUPE Staffing Information (for Lot 1 only, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables) for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential. By clicking on the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree: a) To undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party . b) That under no circumstances will any of the information be disclosed by your organisation or your personnel to any third party without the Council’s prior consent in writing. c) That the information supplied will be stored securely and destroyed or returned to the Council, after your Organisation’s bid has been submitted or you decide not to proceed with a tender submission. d) That you will indemnify the Council for any losses, arising from your breach or breach by any of your personnel of these confidentiality requirements s...