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Provision of Food Law Intervention Services

Orkney Islands Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Orkney Islands Council

Buyer Address: Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, UKM65, KW15 1NY

Contact Name: Denise Link

Contact Email: Denise.link@orkney.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 01856873535

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
250000.0 GBP
Published
12 Jun 2025, 00:00
Deadline
14 Jul 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
90700000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

Description

Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532417

Link Title: Provision of Food Law Intervention Services

Link Description: Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period.

Lots

Lot Description: Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period. In this document, unless otherwise stated the term “food law” includes food hygiene, food safety and food standards. The provision of service covers the inspection for compliance with food law of allocated food businesses in groups 3, 2 and 1 but not the inspection of approved premises. It covers premises that will be due a routine programmed intervention during the period 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 and some legacy premises. It includes undertaking post inspection actions including preparation of a letter for premises owners and updating the Council’s computerised case management system (currently Civica APP).

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Value: GBP 250,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-08-15T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-08-14T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Service Delivery

Documents

Document Title: Provision of Food Law Intervention Services

Document Description: Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throughout the county of Orkney. The contract will run over a period of up to three years, with activity being commissioned as a planned programme of visits over the course of the three-year period.

Document Title: 001 - Provision of Food Law Programmed Intervention Services ITT

Document Title: Appendix 1 - Compliance Statement

Document Title: Appendix 2 - Structure and Format of Proposal

Document Title: Appendix 3 - Pricing Schedule

Document Title: Appendix 4 - Sample Intervention Report

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