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Food Matters: Reducing food inequalities in secondary aged young people 2024 - 2025[E16]

United Kingdom, United KingdomBedford Borough Council[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
It is increasingly difficult for people on a lower income to afford to eat a healthy diet. Demand for support from food banks and community food providers is growing, and providing healthy, fresh food can be challenging - due to the cost, shelf-life and storage requirements.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 13 Dec 2024, 18:00 UTC. UTC: 13 Dec 2024, 18:00 UTC.
Published 21 Nov 2024.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Bedford Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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Deadline[E4]
13 Dec 2024, 18:00 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E14]
21 Nov 2024
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

It is increasingly difficult for people on a lower income to afford to eat a healthy diet. Demand for support from food banks and community food providers is growing, and providing healthy, fresh food can be challenging - due to the cost, shelf-life and storage requirements. Individuals and families in some forms of temporary accommodation or struggling with utilities bills may not have access to the means to store, prepare and cook fresh produce. This will negatively affect health outcomes and increase health inequalities, e.g. stunted growth, excess weight, worse oral health. Around 4 in 10 adults still report having to spend more than usual on their food shopping and the number of people fed by Bedford Foodbank has trebled in the last 5 years. Among children and young people obesity prevalence is significantly higher in children living in the most deprived areas and obesity is more common among children of Black and Asian ethnicity (Source: NCMP, 5 years of data combined (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2021-22). As part of the wider work to utilise the health inequalities funding, two objectives have been identified: Objective 1: Work with the Food Providers' Network to increase the coverage and support the sustainability of emergency and community food provision. Objective 2: Increase the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables for residents of all ages who are accessing emergency and community food provision. There have been a variety of projects and work taken forward to address these objectives and part of this is a more specific focus on yo…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E7]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E8]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC

    The deadline (2024-12-13T18:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240

Evidence

16 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Bedford Borough Council.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 15897300 (Food parcels).

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 13 Dec 2024, 18:00 UTC.

    “2024-12-13T18:00:00Z”

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “It is increasingly difficult for people on a lower income to afford to eat a healthy diet. Demand for support from food banks and community food providers is growing, and providing healthy, fresh food can be challenging - due to the cost, shelf-life and storage requirements. Ind…”

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This notice changes or updates a call for competition.

    “tenderAmendment”

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 21 Nov 2024.

    “2024-11-21T11:17:07Z”

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "Food Matters: Reducing food inequalities in secondary aged young people 2024 - 2025".

    Document ef32a157-d282-441e-adc5-072d2f0bdf9b-805240, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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