Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Telephone
+44 1312756000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Chilled Goods
Reference number
NP783
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 15500000 - Dairy products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Renewal of a National Framework (NP783)to cover a full range of Chilled Goods Products.
The framework shall be for 4 years with no extension options
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £21,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 15500000 - Dairy products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
NHS Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A range of Chilled Goods products to be use by health boards across Scotland Multi supplier Framework unranked. The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards
(including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e.
all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS
(Scotland) Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
All Scottish Hospices.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 80
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Total value shown is the estimated value for duration of the framework
The framework period shall be 4 years
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-039216
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NP7832025
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brake Bros Ltd
Enterprise House, Eureka Business Park
Ashford
TN25 4AG
Telephone
+44 8441233206000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood
814 , Leigh Road
Slough, Berkshire
SL1 4BD
Telephone
+44 844370366300
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fife Creamery Limited
Randolph Place
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2YX
Telephone
+44 8441592653828
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £21,200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The indicative total contract value shown is based on a circa 5 300 000 GBP per annum over the indicated duration
(SC Ref:792437)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no
deselection notification has previously been
made)applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement
which notification will contain among other
information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will
incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a
minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is
not electronic) between the date on which
the authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the authority proposes to
conclude the relevant framework agreement.
The bringing of court proceedings against the authority during the standstill period will
automatically continue the prohibition on entering
into the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or
disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings
to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the
framework agreement has been entered into include
the setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning
tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against
the authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the
framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition
of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be
established. Otherwise the remedies that may be
awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to
the award of damages. Economic operators are
entitled to write to the authority after receipt of the notification should they require further
clarification. The authority will respond within
15 days of such a written request, but it should be noted that receipt by the authority of such
request during the standstill period may not
prevent the authority from awarding the framework agreement following the expiry of the
standstill period. Economic operators should
approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is
to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a
breach of duty under the Public
Contracts(Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,
may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the court of session
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
Country
United Kingdom