Thank you for your FOI request received by the FOI office requesting the following information:
- Reference: NHSSC Ambient Food Framework
In relation to your Framework for Ambient Food provision, please provide the following information:
- Schedule / specification of the products covered by your Framework, broken down by advertised Lots (if any)
- Confirmation that the supplier is/is not responsible for sourcing of the products in additional to storage/distribution.
- Details of any specific product manufacturers/suppliers/wholesalers required to be used as part of service delivery
- Details of the range of frequency of deliveries, endpoint locations (if any stipulated) and details of any specific packaging/transportation requirements (cages etc.).
- Details of any minimum stock-levels (by product) that need to be held by the Supplier (if any)
- Length of the Contract (in months)
- Implementation period i.e. time from Contract Award to first deliveries (in months)
- Length of any transition period at the end of the contract to another provider (in months)
- Details of the winning suppliers (by Lot)
Your request has been handled as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and SCCL are able to provide a response in the attached documents.