Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Supply Chain
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
strategicsourcing@supplychain.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Multi Temperature Food Solutions
Reference number
20
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Supply Chain: Food sought to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for supply to Trusts within the NHS (the “Customer(s)”) via the Direct Route.
Details of the NHS Supply Chain routes to market can be found in Appendix 3e Operational Suppliers Requirements.
The Framework Agreement is for the supply of Multi Temperature Food Solutions to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the Direct route.
The Specification includes Ambient, Chilled and Frozen food products.
This Framework Agreement consists of 2 (two) Lots:
• Lot 1 Frozen Food Products
• Lot 2 Multi Temperature Foods
Applicants may tender for one or all of the Lots.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £240,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Frozen Food Products
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15220000 - Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat
- 15221000 - Frozen fish
- 15229000 - Frozen fish products
- 15251000 - Frozen crustaceans
- 15311000 - Frozen potatoes
- 15311200 - Diced, sliced and other frozen potatoes
- 15331170 - Frozen vegetables
- 15555000 - Ice cream and similar products
- 15555100 - Ice cream
- 15896000 - Deep-frozen products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supply of Frozen Food Products, including:
• frozen fish
• frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat
• frozen fish products
• frozen crustaceans
• frozen potatoes
• diced, sliced and other frozen prepared potatoes
• frozen vegetables
• Ice Cream and similar products
• Ice cream
• deep frozen products
• specifically frozen: bakery products, meat, meat products & meat substitute products,
poultry, savoury products, pizza, desserts, cakes.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £11M and £44M for the full 48 months (if extended).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service & Delivery Capability / Weighting / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Supply Chain / Weighting / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Health and Wellbeing / Weighting / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Resource Efficiency / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Socio-economic / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service / Weighting / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The framework agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months.
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Multi Temperature Foods
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supply of two different temperatures of product on the same delivery vehicle. The
combination being either;
• Ambient and Chilled food products on the same delivery;
Or
• Ambient and Frozen food products on the same delivery;
Or
• Chilled and Frozen food products on the same delivery;
Or
• Ambient and Chilled and Frozen food products on the same delivery.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £49M and £196M for the full 48
months (if extended).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service & Delivery Capability / Weighting / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Supply Chain / Weighting / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Health and Wellbeing / Weighting / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Resource Efficiency / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Socio-economic / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service / Weighting / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The framework agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
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.1.8) 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: 2021/S 000-003960
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Frozen Food Products
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 June 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 15
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BFS Group Ltd
Berkshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brake Bros Ltd
Ashford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Castell Howell Foods Ltd
Llanelli
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL14 - South West Wales
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creed Foodservice Ltd
Staverton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crowndale Food Services Ltd
Leicester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DELICE DE FRANCE LTD
Middlesex
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI73 - Ealing
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
H.N.Nuttall Ltd
Hyde
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hopwells Limited
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
M&J Seafood Limited
Bicester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NH Case Ltd
Somerset
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Greenfield Food Company Ltd
Accrington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD46 - East Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thomas Ridley & Son Ltd
Bury St. Edmunds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trevors Warehouses Ltd
Fleetwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD45 - Mid Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
W.McClure Ltd
Windermere
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD12 - East Cumbria
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Yearsley Food Ltd
Heywood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £44,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Multi Temperature Foods
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 June 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 14
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BFS Group Ltd
Berkshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brake Bros Ltd
Ashford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Castell Howell Foods Ltd
Llanelli
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL14 - South West Wales
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mark Clegg & Company Limited
Preston
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creed Foodservice Ltd
Staverton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crowndale Food Services Ltd
Leicester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fresh Fayre Limited
Ashford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
H.N.Nuttall Ltd
Hyde
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hopwells Limited
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc
Bradford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE41 - Bradford
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Greenfield Food Company Ltd
Accrington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD46 - East Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thomas Ridley & Son Ltd
Bury St. Edmunds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trevors Warehouses Ltd
Fleetwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD45 - Mid Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
W.McClure Ltd
Cumbria
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD12 - East Cumbria
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £196,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information:
This procurement exercise was conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal
at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/
Candidates that were wishing to be considered for this contract must have registered their expression of
interest and provided additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal using the URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ to access the portal.
Applicants were encouraged to download the supplier handbook located within the eProcurement portal by following the 'Supplier Helpcentre' link within the Useful Links section of the Dashboard.
For any technical help with the portal please contact:
Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: help_uk@jaggaer.com
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Not Applicable
N/A
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Appeals to be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).