Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka, has just canceled the contract with a company that was planning to carry 12,000 meals for elementary schools in the city from next week.
The city's board of education is rushing to find an alternative contractor because the contractor is not preparing as instructed.
In Higashi-Osaka City, a company that had been carrying school lunches for many years was suspended from participation due to an incident over a bid for a school lunch center in Shijonawate City, Osaka. A general competitive bidding was held, and the carrier in Higashi-Osaka City won the bid.
The city repeatedly asked the vendor to submit a vehicle verification and pre-run the delivery course, but did not respond and decided that the personnel and vehicles were not fully prepared and signed a contract with the vendor. It was canceled on the 6th.
From the new year, this company was supposed to deliver meals for 12,000 children, faculty and staff, to 26 schools, which is half of the elementary schools in the city.
The contractor told NHK that "I thought I could collect vehicles at the time of bidding, but I couldn't. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to children and other related parties."
The school lunch for the new year is scheduled to start on the 12th next week, and the board of education of Higashi-Osaka City is considering measures to minimize the impact, such as looking for an alternative contractor, to cancel the contract just before. ".