Lunch Tenders

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services, but it mentions that the canteen license is to commence in Term 3, 2026.

The bid notice states that parents of students will order and pay for school lunches from the supplier.

The bid notice implies that vendors are expected to have examined the RFT and relevant information, examined all information relevant to risks, contingencies, and other circumstances, and satisfied themselves as to the correctness and sufficiency of their proposals.

The supplier query cutoff is Friday 05 June 2026 03:00 am E. South America Standard Time.

The bid notice states that CSPD may, at its sole discretion, exclude from consideration tenderers who have not demonstrated an understanding of this RFT, or suppliers with amounts unpaid or in dispute with any prior or current CSPD school canteen contract.

The closing time for lodging a tender is 2:00 PM Hobart time on 20 May 2026.

The supplier must invoice the principal not later than 10 business days after the end of each billing period, with the contract sum for services performed during that period. Payment is subject to clauses 4. 3b, c and d of the general conditions of contract.

Tenders will be evaluated against four criteria: capability to design, manage and deliver the program (20%), demonstrated capacity, reliability and flexibility (20%), economic and social benefits statement (30%), and price (30%).

Tenderers must demonstrate capability in designing, managing, and delivering a comprehensive healthy school lunch program or a comparable large-scale food service operation, including service model design, meal preparation approach, client engagement, menu quality, nutrition, food safety, allergen management, packaging, and labelling.

The RFT mentions that if a Tasmanian Industry Participation Plan is required and not agreed upon, the principal may unilaterally cancel the award of the contract without penalty or obligation to pay compensation. It also states that persistent underperformance may be addressed through performance management mechanisms under the contract.

The RFT states there is no right to inspect sites relevant to the delivery of supplies except in accordance with a site inspection arranged by the potential supplier with the contact officer. The principal may refuse to allow site inspections.

A tenderer may lodge a complaint if they believe the RFT process has not complied with the Tasmanian Government's procurement policies. Further information on the formal complaints process is available from the Tasmanian Government Purchasing website.

The bid notice states meal delivery frequency and timings are to be agreed between the parties.

The bid notice states settlement discount if applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . days if no discount is offered, then the customers standard payment terms of 30 days shall apply.

The supplier warrants that all representations, declarations, statements, information, and documents made or provided by the supplier including its representatives in connection with the rfq process supplier informationare complete, accurate, uptodate, and not misleading in any way.

If no other evaluation criteria are provided here, all quotes will be evaluated to standard evaluation criteriaconsisting of compliance with requirements, ability to meet timeframes, and cost and value for money.

The supplier is to confirm compliance with the mandatory requirements.

Clarifications close 4: 00pm on 10 february 2026

The supplier will deliver the goods by the date and time specified in this item. The supplier will ensure that the delivery is made during the hours specified in this item. The supplier will perform the routine services between 5: 00 pm and 9: 00 pm each weekday monday to friday, excluding public holidays and weekends.

The supplier will provide 30 day payment terms to the customer without the need to submit a credit application unless the supplier is a small business fewer than 20 employees. If the supplier is a small business that is registered with on the on time payment small business register, then the supplier will provide 20 day payment terms to the customer without the need to submit a credit application. Payment will be made by electronic funds transfer.

For a second or continued failure, the supplier must provide details of preventative actions and a timeline for implementing the preventative actions. The matter will be escalated to senior management of both the customer and the supplier for resolution. Where the supplier fails to meet kpis three 3 times within any six 6 period during the contract term, the supplier will be regarded as having committed a breach of the contract which cannot be remedied.

This RFQ has a mandatory industry briefing on 10:00am AEST Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Suppliers will meet at: 39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains QLD **** register for the site visit industry briefing via email no later than 12:00pm AEST, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 via procurement@dpi. qld. gov. au.

The supplier query cutoff is Monday 23 February 2026 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time.