TC819 - Provision of Inspection of Food Premises

Concepts

• restaurant and food serving
• provision of inspection of food premises
• food standards inspections of food businesses
• manchester
• food safety
• food standards agency
• food law code of practice
• tc819 - provision of inspection of food premises
• last inspection
• food, health and safety and airport team

Location

Greater Manchester:

Description

The contract is to carry out approximately 1,000 food safety/hygiene and food standards inspections of food businesses in the City of Manchester per year (1st April – 31st March). The inspections will comprise of a range of food hygiene (FH) ratings but will be mainly premises rated category C and D at the last inspection under the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Food Law Code of Practice (FLCoP) scoring scheme. Some category B and unrated premises may also be included. Higher risk inspections will tend to be carried out by Officers within the Food, Health and Safety and Airport Team. Inspections will ordinarily involve Food Hygiene and Food Standards inspections being carried out at the same time and risk ratings for both being given. There may be situations where inspections just comprise of Food Standards or just Food Hygiene.

Total Quantity or Scope

Manchester City Council are running an open tender exercise to procure the provision of inspection of food premises. … Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 02nd June 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2.

Renewal Options

The Contract period will be for 2 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years (1+1).

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
• 90700000 - Environmental services
• 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 02nd June 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contracts will be for 2 years, expected to commence 02nd October 2023 with option to extend for up to an additional 2 year(s). The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.