Official UK procurement notice
Chilled Goods · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of a National Framework (NP783)to cover a full range of Chilled Good Products.
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 4 bids received (1.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Electronic auction
- yes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1A range of Chilled Goods products to be use by health boards across Scotland Multi…AwardedRenewalPublished value£14,000,000
A range of Chilled Goods products to be use by health boards across Scotland Multi supplier Framework unranked.
The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the common services agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices. Additional information: Total value shown is for the duration of the framework and based on 12 months’ suppliers spend data. The Framework period shall be for 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Service: 10%
- Price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Service: 10
- Price: 90
- Technical & professional ability
See contract/tender documentation which incorporates requirements of the SPD (Scotland)
Minimum: 1) A copy of a valid certificate issued within the last 12 months, certified by a UKAS accredited Certification Body confirming that the economic operators holds a relevant certificate to one of the following standards as applicable: BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 6 o…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Chilled Goods” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Apr 2021, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NP7832021- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025303- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a24bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices. The indicative total contract value shown is based on a circa 3 500 000 GBP per annum over the indicated duration including extension periods (SC Ref:666680)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jul 2021, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Jul 2021, 09:30 BST
Timeline
20 May 2021 → 11 Oct 2021 · 4 dates- Next notice expected20 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Jul 2021, 09:30 BST
- Bids opened15 Jul 2021, 09:30 BST
- Notice published11 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2021- Status changed to active4 Jun 2021, 11:34 BST
- Procurement method changed4 Jun 2021, 11:34 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Jul 2021, 09:30 BST4 Jun 2021, 11:34 BST
- Status changed to complete11 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 025303-2021-NP7832021-1
- Signed
- 21 Sept 2021
- Value
- £14,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Brake Bros LtdFramework contractor
- Fife Creamery LimitedFramework contractor
- Lomond Fine Foods LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria