Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meat and Fish, Cheeses and Charcuterie, Cakes and Bakery, Coffee, Ice Cream and other Miscellaneous Items

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the supply and distribution of Fresh Meat, Fish, Cheeses and Charcuterie, Cakes and Bakery, Coffee, Ice Cream and other miscellaneous items. The Framework will be split into 7 Lots: Bread and cakes; Cheeses and charcuterie; Speciality ice cream including distribution and freezer contract; Speciality espresso coffee framework including product, machine purchases, maintenance, servicing and staff training; Fish and fish products; Fresh meat and meat products; Supply and distribution of wholesale miscellaneous local produce items.

The Framework will commence on 1st April 2016 and will be for a period of four years. How to obtain the Tender Documents 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.

Opting In and Out Please 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 the 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’.

Further Guidance 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. Receiving Notification Emails To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tend.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.