Awarded contract

75L_21 –Supply of Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes and Salads to Leicester City Council Establishments

  • ESPO

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-021596

Published 1 September 2021, 12:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

ESPO

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby

Leicester

LE19 1ES

Contact

Food Procurement Team

Email

tenders@espo.org

Telephone

+44 1162657928

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF21 - Leicester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.espo.org/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Local Authority Services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

75L_21 –Supply of Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes and Salads to Leicester City Council Establishments

Reference number

75L_21

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

ESPO is seeking to establish a single supplier framework agreement for the supply and distribution of a range of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes and Salads and associated products to establishments operated by Leicester City Council.

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: £1,020,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 03200000 - Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
  • 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

ESPO is seeking to establish a single supplier framework agreement for the supply and distribution of a range of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes and Salads and associated products to establishments operated by Leicester City Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Non-price / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.

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 000-012932


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

75L_21

Title

75L_21 –Supply of Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes and Salads to Leicester City Council Establishments

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 August 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

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: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Redbridge Produce & Flowers Ltd T/A Total Produce

Enterprise Way Pinchbeck

Spalding

PE11 3YR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF30 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,020,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Royal Court of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.