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XC TRAINS LIMITED

Ambient ready meals for on board catering

Food & BeveragesCPV 15894200
Value£700k
Deadline23 Apr 2023
Published23 Mar 2023
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 23 Mar 2023ClosedCloses 23 Apr 2023
Who to contact
George Petre
George.Petre@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
+44 7816264175

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£700ktotal contract value
median £286k
this tender£0£8.8m

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The brief

XC Trains Limited (XC) will be conducting a private tender for the purchase of ambient ready meals for the on-board catering offering.

Due to limited space available on-board and limited equipment, XC is looking to introduce an ambient meal for First Class with the view to extend for retail in the future.

Suppliers are required to abide to all relevant UK food standards.

Deliveries need to be made to the following stations: Birmingham New Street, Bristol and Reading.

XC will seek pricing for the following: - a smaller ambient meal in the style of a starter/tapas - the meal should not require refrigeration or heating before serving with a shelf life higher than 3 months. - a more substantial option such as a ready meal.

This meal may be heated in the on-board microwave.

It should require minimal preparation (no decanting of products) and able to be stored at ambient temperature in a self-contained packaging that can be used to serve customers. - a vegan option will be required for both types of meals The packaging is required to be at least 85% recyclable.

Please register your interest and inform George Petre by 5PM on 23/04/2023 george.petre@crosscountrytrains.co.uk

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Suppliers are required to abide to all

Suppliers are required to abide to all relevant UK food standards.

02

Deliveries need to be made to

Deliveries need to be made to the following stations: Birmingham New Street, Bristol and Reading.

03

The meal should not require refrigeration or

the meal should not require refrigeration or heating before serving with a shelf life higher than 3 months.

04

It should require minimal preparation (no decanting

It should require minimal preparation (no decanting of products) and able to be stored at ambient temperature in a self-contained packaging that can be used to serve customers.

05

The packaging is required to be at

The packaging is required to be at least 85% recyclable.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b57a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
008490-2023
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