Official UK procurement notice
Food Direct Award Framework
Authority: NHS Supply Chain (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Food Direct Award Framework Agreement will be for the supply of Food under the following two categories of ‘Fresh Food’ and ‘ Food to Go’.
It is anticipated that initial expenditure for the first 24 months under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of £70,000,000 GBP. Fresh Food (Lot 1) £27,000,000 GBP / Food to Go (Lot 2) £8,000,000 GBP
Procurement of the following categories to be delivered directly into NHS sites:
- Fresh Food including but not limited to milk, dairy, bread, morning goods, fruit, vegetables, meat alternatives, meat and poultry.
- Food to Go including but not limited to sandwiches, filled rolls and subs, bagels, baguettes, wraps, flatbreads, focaccias, toasties and paninis, Hospitality sandwiches and salads, sandwich fillings, sweet and savoury pastry products, street eat food, cakes, leaf, pasta or noodle-based salads, snacks pots, hot boxes, savoury pastries, yogurts, fruit and other desserts, soups, confectionery & snacks, drinks.
This Framework Agreement will be utilised by NHS Supply Chain: Food and it’s customers for Direct Award contracts ONLY. This means that no re-opening of competition will be conducted under this Framework Agreement and customers will have access to a quicker and easier call off route to market without having to run a further competition exercise. This will enhance contingency plans for our customers in the event of a severe supplier failure allowing for a quick replacement supplier. Awarded Suppliers will have been through a Public Contract Regulations 2015 compliant process and are being requested to provide full catalogue pricing along with a discount mechanism for customers to choose the most appropriate solution.
This Framework Agreement is being put in place to supplement our existing Dynamic Purchasing Systems for both Fresh Food and Food to Go under which re-opening of competition is conducted to provide more bespoke solutions for our customers. NHS Supply Chain: Food therefore, encourages any Applicants who are interested in this opportunity to also submit for the Dynamic Purchasing Systems for Fresh Food (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020877-2022 ↗) and Food to Go (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027917-2023 ↗). If you are already awarded to our DPS Agreements please consider applying for this opportunity.
CPV: Beef · Bread products · Cakes · Chickens · Cream · Dairy products · Desserts · Eggs · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fresh fish fillets · Game · Ice cream and similar products · +19 more
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Fresh FoodPlanned
Fresh Food including but not limited to: milk, milk alternative, sell and liquid eggs, cream, yoghurt, bread loaves sliced, rolls, baguettes, bakery items, prepared fruit, prepared salads, prepared vegetables, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables par-cooked frozen potatoes and chips, meat alternatives, meat substitute products, common cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken turkey, bacon, sausages and fish to be delivered directly into NHS sites.
Lot #2Food to GoPlanned
Food to Go including but not limited to: Patient Feeding Solutions which include sandwiches, salads and snack pots, sandwiches, salads, sandwich fillings, cakes, street food, snack pots, pies, pastry & pizza products, frozen desserts, ice cream, chilled and frozen drinks, grab & go food, branded equipment linked to food brands
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 15 Jan 2024, 17:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2024, 17:26 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001354- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d59Find a Tender
Publisher note: Whilst it is anticipated that initial 24 month expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of £70,000,000 GBP This Framework Agreement will be utilised by NHS Supply Chain: Food and it’s customers for Direct Award contracts ONLY. This means that no re-opening of competition will be conducted under this Framework Agreement and customers will have access to a quicker and easier call off route to market without having to run a further competition exercise. This will enhance contingency plans for our customers in the event of a severe supplier failure allowing for a quick replacement supplier. Awarded Suppliers will have been through a Public Contract Regulations 2015 compliant process and are being requested to provide full catalogue pricing along with a discount mechanism for customers to choose the most appropriate solution. This Framework Agreement is being put in place to supplement our existing Dynamic Purchasing Systems for both Fresh Food and Food to Go under which re-opening of competition is conducted to provide more bespoke solutions for our customers. NHS Supply Chain: Food therefore, encourages any Applicants who are interested in this opportunity to also submit for the Dynamic Purchasing Systems for Fresh Food (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020877-2022) and Food to Go (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027917-2023) and vice versa, if you are already awarded to our DPS Agreements please consider applying for this opportunity. 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. 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.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 Jan 2024 → 21 Mar 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published15 Jan 2024, 17:26 GMT
- Tender notice expected21 Mar 2024
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
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.