The provision of joint Catering Services for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hampshire Constabula

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Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS), the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire (OPCC) and Hampshire Constabulary (HC) (collectively referred to as ‘the Authority’) are working together to commission an appropriately experienced organisation to provide a range of catering services at several key sites across Hampshire (not including the Isle of Wight).The Catering Service will be provided at a number of locations: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and Hampshire Constabulary Headquarters, Eastleigh; Hampshire Constabulary Southern Support and Training Centre, Netley; Southampton Central Police Station; and in the future two new Police Investigation Centres in Basingstoke and Portsmouth.The Authority is aiming to award a contract to a single supplier for a period of 4 years with an option to extend by up to 2 years (1+1) subject to satisfactory performance. The Authority shall enter into a contract with a contractor that is able to provide all the required specified services.The Contract requires delivery of various staff catering and additional catering services across Hampshire from the 1.4.2017. There will be 5 key operational premises, three of these sites are based in Eastleigh, Southampton and Netley and already have an incumbent caterer providing the range of services required. One of the two remaining sites is under construction in Basingstoke and requires a commissioned catering service from 1.4.2017. The remaining site has yet to be located in the Portsmouth area and is expected to open during 2019.The Contractor should note that it will be expected to operate all services at each site on the basis of a ‘nil subsidy’ and that the Authority is not requiring any rebate.The contract will commence on 1.4.2017.Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the tender return document together with any supporting information requested by 14:00 on Wednesday 9.11.2016.How to obtain the Tender DocumentsThe 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.Opting In and OutPlease note you are required to ‘Opt In’ before you can access the ‘My tender Return’ to start populating your response.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.You can choose to ‘Opt In’ at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to ‘Opt Out’.Please note you are required to ‘Opt In’ to view and complete the Questionnaire for this project.Further GuidanceIn 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.Receiving Notification EmailsTo ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain ‘@in-tend.co.uk’ to your Safe Senders list.