Sustainable Meals on Wheels


The London Borough of Islington invited the project team to assist with their Meals in the Home contract. Sustainability Objectives were developed for the contract.

Tendering Toolkit

More recently we developed the toolkit for tendering for sustainability.  Specifications for the objectives, which are included in the toolkit have been cleared by the legal team at Camden.


Notification Request

To evaluate the success of the toolkit it is essential to capture other examples of local authorities adopting the toolkit.  Please inform the project manager of your take up.

Sustainability Objectives
  • Sustainable Food – organic, seasonal, fresh & nutritious
  • Waste reduction – reduce packaging & food waste, recycling packaging
  • Resource Use – water & energy use per portion
  • Supporting SME’s – accessibility to second tier suppliers
  • CO2 emissions – food miles, delivery related emissions

Supplier Engagement

In developing the toolkit the working group intially held a supplier engagement workshop to encourage dialogue between first and second tier suppliers; to review current practice on sustainability issues and to explain the purpose of sustainability objectives against council commitments. For more details of the event see the presentation from the workshop.
Download Powerpoint presentation  Purpose of the contract Sustainability Objectives Opens in a new window (209 Kb)

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