Catering services

Tender description

Provision of catering services at Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters, Carmarthen. The catering service is to be provided at Police Headquarters, Llangunnor, Carmarthen which is the command and administrative centre of the Force. The Force has an establishment of 1 133 Police Officers and 868 Police staff. Approximately 700 staff work at headquarters and some of these staff are part time and/or shift workers. The building is located approximately 1 mile from Carmarthen town and there are no alternative catering facilities in the immediate area. Police Headquarters is a purpose built administrative building occupied in April 1987 which comprises offices and a residential unit for training and conferences. The catering service will also be provided at the Strategic Coordination Centre (SCC) which is on the same site as Headquarters and is a purpose built Training/Conference facility occupied in September 2011. Training courses are held throughout the year. The building is utilised for both emergency activation for major incidents and also exercises conducted on a multi-agency basis involving all emergency services, military and other public authorities. The SCC is also utilised on a daily basis for training and conferencing. The Powys Diner which is the main staff restaurant and the Pembrokeshire Café are both situated within the Headquarters building. There is also a Café situated within the SCC building.