Upcoming
Supply of Meals on Wheels Single Portion Ready Meals
Cardiff Council · Local authority
In brief
Cardiff Council has announced plans to buy catering and food and drink work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £397,866 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 1 year, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 30 January 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 25 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The contract will provide Cardiff County Council and Monmouthshire County Council a Meals on Wheels service with single frozen portion ready meals. The service operates 365 days a year, with approximately 8200 meals being delivered a month for each authority. The Authorities require individual tin foil containers being delivered 2/3 times per week and are seeking to understand if suppliers are able to provide this type of packaging before going out to tender
Each meal must provide at least 1/3 of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and follow guidance from the NACC. Providers must comply with:
Food safety regulations (e.g., UK Food Standards Agency).
Safe and sanitary handling, including temperature control and hygiene
Emergency and contingency planning for service continuity
Providers must ensure that a full breakdown of the dietary specifications is available to view and download to be saved onto our CRM platform.
Providers should ensure that the food provision they supply includes but not limited to:
Vegetarian
Vegan
Kosher
Halal
Energy Dense
Texture Modified
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 074615-2025
About the buyer
Similar open tenders
All open catering tenders- £75kestimated
- £1.8mestimated
From notice 074615-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 18 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.