Cabinet:

Approved the commencement of a procurement process to set up a Procurement Across London (PAL) framework for Frozen Food and Grocery for a duration of three years plus 12-month extension (3+1).

The process will be via a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 compliant tender procedure as set out in this report. The indicative value of the new call-off contract across PAL members is c. £6.71m in year 1. The total framework value over the 4-year term of the contract (3 years + 1-year extension) is £28.91m across all PAL members. This includes an estimated 5% annual inflationary increase.

Havering’s estimated annual contract value in Year 1 is £2.23m (£9.63m total contract value over the lifetime of the framework duration of four years).