DPS for Catering Services to Educational Establishments

Tender description

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Catering Services to Educational Establishments.<br /><br />The DPS Contract will commence on 1st November and will be for a period of four years.<br /><br />For the initial DPS set up applications comprising of the Application Questionnaire and two Case Studies should be returned via the In-tend system (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire) by 17:00hrs on 30th September 2021. <br />Suppliers may apply to join the DPS anytime after the initial DPS set up (1st October 2021 onwards) even if they have been unsuccessful at the initial DPS set up.<br /><br />How to obtain the Tender Documents<br />The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant tender advert and clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs – ‘Tender’, ‘ITT – documents’, ‘Correspondence’, ‘Clarifications’ and ‘History’. Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under ‘Tender Details’ continue to scroll down to the heading ‘Tender Documents Received’ where you will be able to view / download the documents.<br /><br />Please download all the documents and read very carefully.<br /><br />Opting In and Opting Out<br />Please note you are required to ‘Opt In’ before you can access the ‘My tender Return’ to start populating your response. <br /><br />PLEASE NOTE you are required to ‘Opt In’ to view & complete the Questionnaire for this project. <br /><br />The ‘Opt Out’ functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.<br /><br />You can choose to ‘Opt In’ at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to ‘Opt Out’.<br /><br />Further Guidance<br />In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender – download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge), can be found on the In-tend site under the ‘Help’ or ‘Information for Suppliers’ buttons.<br /><br />Receiving Notification Emails<br />To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.<br /><br />