Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Property, Procurement & Commercial
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To consider a two-year extension on the
current supply of fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy including
cheese with the current contracted supply. The spend increase has
increased due to YPO leaving the food supply chain and at short
notice having to move categories of our supply to other approved
suppliers. The extension will provide consistency and continuity
with our current supplier who has met all KPI’s to
date.
To extend the contract for the Supply of Fresh
Fruit and Vegetables, and Dairy Products including Cheese.
Current contract allows a two-year extension from 1st April 2024
until the 31st March 2026.
The current Supply of Fresh Fruit and
Vegetables, and Dairy Products including Cheese contract
established by the former County Council is due to expire at the
end March 2024.
A decision has been made to extend the contracts from the 1st April
2024 until the 31st March 2026.
The decision has been made following a review of all options under
a Gateway process. The high-level advantages include
• the contract was competitively tendered through the approved
open public procurement process,
• a shorter process in extending over re-tendering from a
resource and cost point of view,
• no potential break in service during changeover,
• ability to continue usage for traded services,
• maintaining positive relationship with current
supplier.
None.
Publication date: 02/10/2023
Date of decision: 29/09/2023
Effective from: 10/10/2023
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