Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Supply Chain
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com
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
Fresh Food DPS
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 is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of Fresh Food to the NHS. The DPS is anticipated to be in place for 5 years. The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The DPS is divided into Lots and applicants may apply to be included on any or all of the product lots. Applicants will only be admitted to product lots applied for if the core DPS selection criteria and lot specific selection criteria are met by the applicant. Applicants who have been unsuccessful in meeting the criteria to become an ‘Admitted Supplier’ may re-submit another revised submission at any time during the 5 year validity period.
Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of 125 million GBP.
Procurement of the following categories to be delivered directly into NHS sites:
Milk, dairy, bread and morning goods; including but not limited to:
milk, cheese, butters, spreads, cream, yoghurts, egg, bread, rolls, baps, baguettes and crumpets.
Provision of fresh meat and poultry with varying specifications and preparation methods.
Fresh fruit and vegetables, supplied whole and various preparations (e.g. sliced, diced, par cooked, shredded).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £125,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Milk, Dairy, Bread and Morning Goods
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 15431100 - Margarine
- 15431200 - Reduced or low-fat spreads
- 15500000 - Dairy products
- 15510000 - Milk and cream
- 15511000 - Milk
- 15511100 - Pasteurised milk
- 15511200 - Sterilised milk
- 15511210 - UHT milk
- 15511300 - Skimmed milk
- 15511400 - Semi-skimmed milk
- 15511500 - Full-cream milk
- 15512000 - Cream
- 15512100 - Single cream
- 15512200 - Double cream
- 15512300 - Clotted cream
- 15512900 - Whipping cream
- 15530000 - Butter
- 15540000 - Cheese products
- 15541000 - Table cheese
- 15542000 - Fresh cheese
- 15542100 - Cottage cheese
- 15542200 - Soft cheese
- 15542300 - Feta cheese
- 15543000 - Grated, powdered, blue-veined and other cheese
- 15543100 - Blue cheese
- 15543200 - Cheddar cheese
- 15543300 - Grated cheese
- 15543400 - Parmesan cheese
- 15544000 - Hard cheese
- 15545000 - Cheese spreads
- 15550000 - Assorted dairy products
- 15551000 - Yoghurt and other fermented milk products
- 15551300 - Yoghurt
- 15551310 - Unflavoured yoghurt
- 15551320 - Flavoured yoghurt
- 15551500 - Buttermilk
- 15811000 - Bread products
- 15811100 - Bread
- 15811200 - Rolls
- 15811300 - Croissants
- 15811400 - Crumpets
- 15811500 - Prepared bread products
- 15812000 - Pastry goods and cakes
- 15812100 - Pastry goods
- 15812200 - Cakes
- 15813000 - Morning goods
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Various locations in the UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Milk, dairy, bread and morning goods; including but not limited to:
milk, cheese, butters, spreads, cream, yoghurts, egg, bread, rolls, baps, baguettes and crumpets.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Meat & Poultry
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 15100000 - Animal products, meat and meat products
- 15110000 - Meat
- 15111000 - Bovine meat
- 15111100 - Beef
- 15111200 - Veal
- 15112000 - Poultry
- 15112100 - Fresh poultry
- 15112110 - Geese
- 15112120 - Turkeys
- 15112130 - Chickens
- 15112140 - Ducks
- 15112300 - Poultry livers
- 15113000 - Pork
- 15114000 - Offal
- 15115000 - Lamb and mutton
- 15115100 - Lamb
- 15115200 - Mutton
- 15117000 - Goat meat
- 15119000 - Various meats
- 15119100 - Rabbit meat
- 15119200 - Hare meat
- 15119300 - Game
- 15130000 - Meat products
- 15131100 - Sausage-meat products
- 15131110 - Sausage meat
- 15131120 - Sausage products
- 15131130 - Sausages
- 15131134 - Black pudding and other blood sausages
- 15131135 - Poultry sausages
- 15131200 - Dried, salted, smoked or seasoned meat
- 15131210 - Gammon
- 15131220 - Bacon
- 15131230 - Salami
- 15131300 - Liver preparations
- 15131320 - Preparations of goose or duck liver
- 15131400 - Pork products
- 15131410 - Ham
- 15131420 - Meatballs
- 15131500 - Poultry products
- 15131600 - Beef and veal products
- 15131610 - Beef meatballs
- 15131620 - Minced beef
- 15131640 - Beefburgers
- 15131700 - Meat preparations
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Various locations in the UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of fresh meat and poultry with varying specifications and preparation methods.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products
- 15310000 - Potatoes and potato products
- 15312000 - Potato products
- 15312200 - Part-fried potato chips
- 15313000 - Processed potatoes
- 15330000 - Processed fruit and vegetables
- 15331000 - Processed vegetables
- 15331100 - Fresh or frozen vegetables
- 15331110 - Processed root vegetables
- 15331120 - Processed tuber vegetables
- 15331130 - Beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables
- 15331131 - Processed beans
- 15331132 - Processed peas
- 15331133 - Split peas
- 15331134 - Processed tomatoes
- 15331135 - Processed mushrooms
- 15331136 - Processed peppers
- 15331137 - Soybean sprouts
- 15331140 - Leaf and cabbage vegetables
- 15331142 - Processed cabbage
- 15331150 - Processed pulses
- 15331170 - Frozen vegetables
- 15331470 - Sweet corn
- 15332000 - Processed fruit and nuts
- 15332100 - Processed fruit
- 15332140 - Processed apples
- 15332150 - Processed pears
- 15332160 - Processed bananas
- 15332170 - Rhubarb
- 15332180 - Melons
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Various locations in the UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Fresh fruit and vegetables, supplied whole and various preparations (e.g. sliced, diced, par cooked, shredded)
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 July 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS Supply Chain: Food is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of Fresh Food to the NHS. The DPS is anticipated to be in place for 5 years. The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The DPS is divided into Lots and applicants may apply to be included on any or all of the product lots. Applicants will only be admitted to product lots applied for if the core DPS selection criteria and lot specific selection criteria are met by the applicant. Applicants who have been unsuccessful in meeting the criteria to become an ‘Admitted Supplier’ may re-submit another revised submission at any time during the 5 year validity period.
The contract between NHS Supply Chain: Food and successful suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies and/or services from suppliers not awarded to the contract at its sole discretion.
Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of 125 million GBP
The contract will be between NHS Supply Chain: Food and the supplier, however:
1) NHS Supply Chain: Food;
2) Any NHS trust;
3) Any other NHS entity;
4) Any government department, agency or other statutory body; and/or
5) Any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the framework.
The supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain: Food as detailed in the tender documents.
NHS Supply Chain: Food is currently considering the use of lots for this procurement. However, it reserves the right not to as part of any future tender process. Further information in respect of the lot strategy will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement.
As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain: Food would also like to engage with the suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the request for information document tin respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement, then please follow the below instructions.
Applicants wishing to complete the Request for Information must register their expression of interest. The request for information document will then be sent via the Jaggaer Messages tab.
Registration:
1) Use URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html to access the NHS Supply Chain e-Procurement Portal;
2) If not yet registered:
— click on the 'Register Here’ link to access the registration page,
Portal access:
If registration has been completed:
— login with URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
— click on ‘SQs Open to All Suppliers’ to get into the main section of the system.
Expression of interest:
— On the left-hand side, click on the Globe Icon, and under Sourcing select Published Opportunities then Current Opportunities.
— express an interest by clicking on the 'Express Interest' button.
Request for information document:
— the request for information questions will be in the Response Form (Q) within the qualification envelope.
— applicants will then have 8 weeks from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the request for information document.