Published Date: 23 June 2020
Tender Status: complete
Tender Opening Date: n/a
Tender Closing Date: 22 April 2020
Award Date: 17 June 2020
Contract Start Date: 1 July 2020
Contract End Date: 30 June 2022
Contract is suitable for SMEs: Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs: No
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services
Birmingham City Council is seeking a supplier for the provision of support, advice and management of international and national public health food projects.
We want Birmingham to be a city where every citizen can eat an affordable, safe, healthy diet, enjoys their food with occasional treats, and knows that the food they eat is ethical and environmentally sustainable.
We want Birmingham to be a city where the food economy is vibrant and reflects the diversity of our communities and is financially successful and sustainable contributing to a circular economy for food which reduces waste, minimises environmental harm and maximises the local assets of the city and west midlands region.
Birmingham Public Health requires the services of an organisation with proven knowledge and experience in the area of food policy, to provide specialist support and advice across the evolving work programme.
The successful organisation will also manage and support Birmingham City Council's existing international and national level food projects and partnerships such as:
o Milan Urban Food Policy Pact - an international partnership for action on creating healthy food environments in cities and towns. The partnership enables connection with a network of 206 cities across the world to share learning on approaches to food in urban environments.
o BINDI Nutrition Smart Cities partnership with Pune, India - a learning partnership for developing policies and practises with a view to becoming Nutrition Smart Cities
o Delice - an international network focussing on the economic development and cultural approach to food including:
o how cities can preserve and showcase their food heritage
o how cities can attract qualitative food entrepreneurs that will offer a qualitative food scene to citizens and visitors
o how cities can bring sustainability to their food sector and push local food consumption
o Childhood Obesity Trailblazer - a council-led project in England to tackle childhood obesity at a local level, with a focus on inequalities. It aims to:
o test the limits of existing powers through innovative and determined action to tackle childhood obesity
o share learning and best practice to encourage wider local action
o develop solutions to local obstacles and consider further actions government can take to enable ambitious local action and achieve change at scale
This contract will be for a period of 2 years commencing 1 June 2020 until 31 May 2022 with an option to extend for a further 12 months subject to satisfactory performance.
The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your deta...
Contact name: Manjit Samrai
Address: 10 Woodcock Street Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0121 303 0349
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Email: [email protected]
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