Purpose

Seeking authority for the procurement of a contract for the supply of frozen, chilled, and grocery items for use in Council Greenspaces cafes.

The contract being procured may also be used by other council outlets such as museums, galleries, sports centres and the in-house civic catering provider ‘Civic Flavour’.

The contract will be for a period of 3 years with options to extend for an additional 2 x 12 month extensions. The overall value of the contract (including extensions) will be at least £1.8m, with this figure being higher subject to the service areas that use the contract.

Decision

The Director of Communities Housing and Environment has approved the authority to procure a contract for the supply of frozen, chilled and grocery produce