Official UK procurement notice
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Related Products
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED (Education)
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFresh Fruit and Vegetables and Related Products. Awarded by Geographic Lots. The primary area of supply is fresh fruit and vegetables. Fruit salad and prepared fruit and vegetables will also be included. There may be a requirement for fresh milk, cream, bread and morning goods to be delivered to some sites.
- Recurrence: January 2026
CPV: Assorted dairy products · Bread products · Fruit, vegetables and related products · Milk and cream · Morning goods · Processed fruit and vegetables
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 30 suppliers · 27 bids on the busiest of 13 lots (0.9 per place) · 28 appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 3 Oct 2022, N/A
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1London -Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus solely on the supply and distribution of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Associated Products in the London region (Greater London) Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #2North West - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus solely on the supply and distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated products in the North West (Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside, Warrington). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #3North East - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution fo Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and associated products in North East (County Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Tyne and Wear). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #4Yorkshire and the Humber - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables & associated products in Yorkshire and the Humber (North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, York, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #5West Midland - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in West Midlands (West Midlands, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Stoke on Trent, Herefordshire, Telford and Wrekin). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #6East Midlands - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in East Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #7South East- Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and associated products in South East (Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Oxfordshire, East Sussex, Buckinghamshire, Brighton & Hove, Medway, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Portsmouth, Reading, Wokingham, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough, Isle of Wight, Bracknell Forest). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #8South West -Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in South West (Devon, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol, Dorset, South Gloucestershire, Plymouth, Swindon, Bournemouth, Bath, North East Somerset, Torbay, Isles of Scilly). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #9North East - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in East (Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Peterborough, Southend on Sea, Thurrock, Bedford). Additional information: Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #10North Wales - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in North Wales (Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #11South Wales - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in South Wales (Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan. Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Gwent, Powys, Bridgend, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly, Newport, Swansea, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Torfaen). Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #12Scotland - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in Scotland. Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
Lot #13Northern Ireland - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated ProductsAwardedRenewal
This lot will focus soley on the supply and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables and associated products in Northern Ireland. Additional information: Please refer to the documents 'TUCO SQ Noted to Tenders', 'TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenders' and Further Competition Documents for further information and to aid in completion of the SQ and ITT
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
See tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Related Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 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
- Restricted 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · January 2026
- First published
- 16 May 2022, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2022, 21:59 BST
- Authority reference
CAT11061-TU- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029093- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03380aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See tender documents
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill at the point information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address of the contracting authority of this contract notice. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the public contract regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by breach of the rules to action in the high court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Tender will be carried out using e-Procurement software In-Tend. If you wish to register your interest in this procurement, please register on the following web site https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tuco/aspx/Home. The tender will follow the Restricted process. Details on this process can be viewed within the tender documents. The framework will be awarded based on MEAT (Most Economically Advantageous Tender). The list of permissible users is available within the tender documents.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tuco/aspx/Home ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Jun 2022 → 9 Nov 2022 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected6 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published14 Oct 2022, 21:59 BST
- Bids must remain valid until9 Nov 2022, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2022, 21:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 13 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £48,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 1 London
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 10 North Wales
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 11 South Wales
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 12 Scotland
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 13 Northern Ireland
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 2 North West
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 3 North East
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 4 Yorkshire & Humber
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 5 West Midlands
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 7 South East
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 6 East Midlands
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 8 South West
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Related Products - Lot 9 East
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · London -Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 2 · North West - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 3 · North East - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 4 · Yorkshire and the Humber - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 5 · West Midland - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 6 · East Midlands - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 7 · South East- Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 8 · South West -Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 9 · North East - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 10 · North Wales - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 11 · South Wales - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 12 · Scotland - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 13 · Northern Ireland - Supply and Distribution of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Associated Products | 27bids · 27 electronic | 20 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
29 commercial parties on the notice- Arthur David (Food with Service) LtdFramework contractor
- Bidfresh Limited T/A Oliver KayFramework contractor
- Brake Bros LtdFramework contractor
- Bwydydd Oren Foods LtdFramework contractor
- Foodari LimitedFramework contractor
- Fresh Connect LtdFramework contractor
- Fresh Direct (UK) Limited t/a Sysco Speciality GroupFramework contractor
- Fresh n Fruity UK LtdFramework contractor
- Freshview Foods LtdFramework contractor
- GW Price LtdFramework contractor
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- George Anderson and SonsFramework contractor
- Hallam Country Fresh FoodsFramework contractor
- Harvest Fine Foods LtdFramework contractor
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- Holland Bazaar LimitedFramework contractor
- J & R Food Service LimitedFramework contractor
- John Palin (Wholesale) LtdFramework contractor
- Kale & Damson LimitedFramework contractor
- Kale & Damson LtdFramework contractor
- McLays LtdFramework contractor
- Millside Fresh Produce Ltd.Framework contractor
- North Down GroupFramework contractor
- Ralph Livesey LtdFramework contractor
- Reynolds Catering Supplies LtdFramework contractor
- Set Produce LtdFramework contractor
- Sheringhams Foods t/a Sheringhams Fine FoodsFramework contractor
- Startfresh LtdFramework contractor
- The Urban Grocer LtdFramework contractor
- Total Produce Limited T/AS Mark MurphyFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.