Animal products, meat and meat products

Tender description

Hertfordshire Catering Limited ("HCL") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ("PPME") in relation to the Supply of Fresh Meat. HCL will consider the feedback received to help inform options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and HCL is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by HCL. Hertfordshire Catering Limited (hereinafter referred to as HCL), limited by shares and wholly owned by Hertfordshire County Council, is committed to delivering excellence in education catering to schools throughout Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. HCL presently deliver a catering service in circa 400 primary schools and 40 secondary schools along with other commercial units. Their vision is to become first choice in education catering, and HCL are dedicated to consistently delivering an exemplary service, by focusing on improving their customers’ experience. HCL currently has an existing contract in place for the Supply of Fresh Meat, but this will expire in October 2019. The current contract covers the full range of meat and poultry (beef, chicken, pork and lamb), types (minced, diced, strips and sausages) and cuts (boneless, fillet, joints etc.). This Pre-Procurement Market engagement provides an opportunity to research the choices that are available in the market which have the potential to meet our needs and enhance our menu as a whole.