PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

The National Procurement Service is a pan public sector organisation, for the public sector, of the public which will deliver 'All-Wales' contracts and frameworks for all public sector organisation in Wales. The current list of organisations signed up to using the National Procurement Service can be found at http://npswales.gov.uk/about-us/customer-member-organisations?lang=en This list may be subject to change if further organisations sign up to use the NPS or if any of these organisations are replaced during the life of the agreement. In addition, the agreement will be available for use by All Schools and Town and Community Councils, Registered Social Landlords, Subsidary Company’s, the Voluntary Sector, Community Health Council(s) and Welsh Government Sponsored Bodies within the City and County Boundaries of Wales. Further details on the organisations who can use the Agreement will be included in the OJEU Notice(s).

Section II.B: Object of the Contract(SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

National Procurement Service - Food Category - Prior Information notice

II.2)

Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

II.3)

Short description of nature and quantity or supplies or services

II.4)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.5)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures

II.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.7)

Additional information

The commitment to deliver ‘community benefit’ outcomes from our procurement activity is designed to ensure that wider social and economic issues are taken into account when spending public money. The intention is to achieve the very best value for money in the widest sense. Consequently Community Benefits clauses will be considered as part of the proposed procurement (s) as Core or non-Core or a combination of both to address socio-economic and / or environmental issues.

Further information will be provided once an OJEU notice(s) are placed.

The NPS will be holding regional supplier events to further inform the marketplace of their procurement strategy. If you are interested in attending an event, please provide your contact details to npsfood@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Full details, including how to formally register and express an interest in tendering via the etender wales portal will be included in the OJEU Notice(s).

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)

Conditions for participation

III.2.1)

Reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community fund

VI.2)

Additional information

(WA Ref:29792)

VI.3)

Information on general regulatory framework

VI.4)

Date of dispatch of this notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained