Ambient Food

  • NHS Supply Chain

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-033518

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0299a7

Published 17 October 2024, 11:01am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Supply Chain

Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG

Email

governance@supplychain.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Ambient Food

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 seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for supply to NHS Supply Chain depots via the Stocked route for the supply of Ambient Food covering products from the following categories including but not limited to:

Canned fish, canned meat, canned vegetables, canned fruit, nutritional supplements, thickeners, glucose products, cereals, cereal bars, porridge, jam, reduced energy jams, gravy, bouillon, ready to use sauces, single serve instant soup sachets, liquid soups, soup mixes, custard powder, ready to eat custard, individual custard portions, sauces, salt, pepper, vinegar, caster sugar, sugar cubes, demerara sugar, golden syrup, granulated sugar, icing sugar, soft dark brown sugar, soft light brown sugar, white sugar sticks & sachets, demerara sugar sticks & sachets, sweeteners, milk powder, milk portions, cream replacer, coconut milk, almond milk, oat milk, soya milk, edible oil in various formats, dried fruit, fruit pots, herbs & spices, pasta, rice & grains, instant mash, pickled vegetables, savoury spreads, sweet spreads, desserts, cake mixes, pie fillings, flour, jelly crystals and jelly pots.

Please see below the summary of the routes to market by Lot:

For all Lots the Route to Market will be stocked. For Lots 2, 3 and 16 there will be an option in the commercial

envelope to provide a price for optional routes to market; E-Direct and Blue Diamond.

1 Canned Goods

2 Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products

3 Cereals & Porridge

4 Jams

5 Reduced Energy Jam

6 Gravy, Bouillons and Cooking Sauces

7 Single Serve Instant Soup

8 Bulk Soup

9 Custard

10 Condiments

11 Sugar

12 Sugar Portions

13 Sweeteners

14 Milk Powder & Portions

15 Non-Diary Milk Alternatives

16 Edible Oils

17 Grocery Lines


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2021/S 000-004662


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

24.11

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Air freight for goods will only be considered if a Force Majeure event has occurred, suppliers must gain written approval from NHS Supply Chain: Food to utilise air freight for the delivery of any goods into NHS Supply Chain or any of its customers.