Official UK procurement notice
Ambient Food · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Supply Chain (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought17 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNational framework agreement for ambient food products — tender for supply of dried goods and preserves, nutritional supplements, commodities and seasonal canned goods, non-seasonal goods to the NHS Supply Chain on a national and local basis. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of estimated annual value of GBP 15 000 000 in the first year of this framework agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the framework agreement.
Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of
£60,000,000.
Procurement of the following categories to be delivered to NHS supply chain depots via the stocked route of supply:
Canned Goods
Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products
Cereals & Porridge
Jams
Reduced Sugar Jam
Gravy, Bouillons and Cooking Sauces
Single Serve Instant Soup
Bulk Soup
Custard
Condiments
Sugar
Sugar Portions
Sweeteners
Milk Powder & Portions
Non-Diary Milk
Edible Oils
Grocery Lines
CPV: Animal or vegetable oils · Apricot jam · Baked beans · Baking mixes · Beef and veal products · Blackcurrant jam · Breadmaking flour · Broths · Cake mixes · Canned goods · Canned or tinned fish and other prepared or preserved fish · Canned pasta · +72 more
Lots and requirements (17)Procurement structure
17 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Canned GoodsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to:
canned fish, canned meat, canned vegetables, canned fruit
Lot #2Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose ProductsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to:
nutritional supplements
Lot #3Cereals & PorridgePlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to:
cereals, cereal bars and porridge in bulk (food service packs) and portion packs.
Lot #4JamsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: jams in bulk (food service packs) and portion packs.
Lot #5Reduced Sugar JamsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: jams with reduced sugar
Lot #6Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking SaucesPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: gravy, bouillon and ready to use sauces
Lot #7Single Serve Instant SoupsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: Single Serve Instant Soup sachets.
Lot #8Bulk SoupsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: bulk (food service packs) liquid soups and soup mixes.
Lot #9CustardPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: bulk (food service packs) custard powder, ready to eat custard and individual custard portions.
Lot #10CondimentsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: sauces, salt, pepper, herbs, spices and vinegar in a range of sizes.
Lot #11SugarPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: Caster sugar, sugar cubes, Demerara sugar, Golden Syrup, Granulated sugar, Icing sugar, Soft dark brown sugar and Soft light brown sugar in a range of sizes.
Lot #12Sugar PortionsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: White sugar sticks & sachets and Demerara sugar sticks & sachets.
Lot #13SweetnersPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: various sweeteners in bulk (food service packs) and portion formats.
Lot #14Milk Powder & PortionsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: milk powder, milk portions and cream replacer.
Lot #15Non Dairy Milk AlternativesPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to: coconut milk, almond milk, oat milk and soya milk.
Lot #16Edible OilsPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to; edible oil in various formats.
Lot #17Grocery LinesPlanned
This lot will include but not be limited to; 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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Mar 2024, 12:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2024, 12:22 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008169- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044887Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com ↗
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
14 Mar 2024 → 25 Oct 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published14 Mar 2024, 12:22 GMT
- Tender notice expected25 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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