Acceptance of Tender: Catering Contract
Decision:
280/2002 Cabinet agreed to accept the tender
submitted by Scolarest for the provision of school meals for a
period of five years in order to secure an additional
£445,000 investment in the development and marketing of the
service on a schools only basis and a guaranteed minimum return to
the Council of £72,000 per annum.
281/2002 Cabinet agreed to accept the tender submitted by Apetito
for the supply and delivery of a hot complete meal, regenerated in
a vehicle specifically designed to cook meals en route to
customers, (at a cost to the Council of £150,592 p.a thus
releasing a saving to the Council of £90,854 a year for a
period of three years) with the option, at the sole discretion of
the council, to extend for a further period of up to 24
months.
282/2002 Cabinet agreed to accept the tender submitted by Apetito
for the supply and delivery of frozen, individual, complete meals,
direct to service users homes where this is the appropriate
option.
283/2002 Cabinet agreed the continuation of the existing
arrangements for corporate catering at the Civic Centre, Municipal
Buildings and Compass Centre and accepted the offer from Scolarest
to manage the corporate catering services for a period of six
months on a 'no fee' basis and ask officers to report back on the
alternatives available for the future provision of the services at
nil cost to the Council.