Decision details

The Community Meals service will be unable to continue without the newly proposed service delivery model, from 1st October 2024. It has been agreed to source equipment to cook meals onsite rather than reorder ChefMobil vehicles to provide more resilience and consistency to the service. The hotbox model has been in use for several years with other Councils nationally with great results. Therefore it has been agreed this is the way forward for Guildford Borough Council.

To allow the service to continue running from 1st October 2024 - without the necessary equipment we are unable to offer the same level of service that is in place currently, which would result in a significant gap in service or even complete service failure. This decision links in with the purchase of our new Community Meals vehicles fleet.

Other service delivery models have been considered -
1) Continue with current service delivery model, with a new contract to lease ChefMobil vehicles. This would not be a cost effective options for the Council and does not offer the service resilience required.

Samantha Hutchison - Joint Assistant Director, Source of Authority to take decision:

“Council's Constitution Part 3, Page 3-42, Para 2(b):

2. To undertake the day-to-day management and operation of staff reporting to them and of the premises and services for which they are responsible in accordance with the policies and procedures laid down by the Council, including:

(b) authorising the procurement or commissioning of works, goods and services"