Healthy School Lunches Programme Alternative Provision Model Registration of Interest

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	29956361
Tender Name :	Healthy School Lunches Programme Alternative Provision Model Registration of Interest
Reference # :
Open Date :	Sunday, 11 August 2024 8:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Monday, 26 August 2024 10:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Tender Type :	Registration of Interest (ROI)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	50000000 - Food Beverage and Tobacco Products 73000000 - Industrial Production and Manufacturing Services 85000000 - Healthcare Services 90000000 - Travel and Food and Lodging and Entertainment Services
Regions:	Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Chatham Islands Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatu-Wanganui Marlborough Nelson Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington West Coast
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Ministry of Education Procurement Team lunches.procurement@education.govt.nz
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :	NEW ZEALAND

The Ministry’s Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches programme is one of the biggest food programmes in the country, delivering lunches to approximately 240,000 children and young people who need this support. A total of $478 million in funding is being made available for the Healthy School Lunches programme for the 2025 and 2026 school years. This opportunity relates to the Alternative Provision Model which will be delivered to Year 7+ eligible learners from day 1, Term 1 2025 at a delivered lunch price of $3 per in-scope learner.

We have prepared an ROI pack which provides you with information about the programme, our requirements, the scope and scale of what we are looking for, and the response forms you will need to register your interest to be part of the programme.
There are FIVE parts in total, plus two appendices. Please ensure you read/have understood all parts before submitting your response.
In the attachments section you will find a .zip file that contains all sections in a complete pack. The individual parts are also uploaded separately for convenience.

If you have any questions, please contact us via the question function that is on the Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS) page for this ROI.
For any other assistance, you can contact the Ministry’s procurement team at: lunches.procurement@education.govt.nz

We look forward to hearing from Meal Providers, Wholesalers and Distributors, and Food Manufacturers and Producers who want to join us in supporting this important initiative for schools and local communities.

We will also be holding two online briefing sessions for interested providers. You can register to attend the most convenient session for you online at the below links

1: Wednesday 14 August, 1 to 1.30pm - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/63e6cb62-b48a-4e3a-9048-28aeee7a3183@e6d2d4cc-b762-486e-8894-4f5f440d5f31

2: Thursday 15 August, 10-10.30am - Register at https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f7c52de6-fcc6-479c-8647-c3c6591cf47d@e6d2d4cc-b762-486e-8894-4f5f440d5f31

This tender has been completed.

Further information:
A 2-year contract with Compass Group NZ Ltd, as lead for the School Lunch Collective, a consortium comprising Libelle Group, Gilmours Wholesale Ltd, and Trents Wholesale Ltd, to provide daily lunches to approximately 125,000 students over the 2025/26 school years.

Date RFx was completed/updated: Monday, 4 November 2024 2:25 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)