Multi-Temperature Distribution · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes · Canned goods · Cereals and potatoes · Courier services · Dairy products · Fish · Meat · Miscellaneous food products · Vegetables, fruits and nuts

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

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 Aug 2022, 09:50 BST

Last source update

15 Aug 2022, 09:50 BST

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-022376

Classification (CPV)

Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakesCanned goodsCereals and potatoesCourier servicesDairy productsFishMeatMiscellaneous food productsVegetables, fruits and nuts

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-035b99 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commenceduring the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time.The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain: Food and successful suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies and/or services from suppliers not awarded to the Framework Agreement at its sole discretion. Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of 52,000,000 GBP, a Framework Agreement is considered necessary to provide suitable requirements. NHS Supply Chain: Food expects to provide successful suppliers with the opportunity to offer additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing, value added offerings and commitment/bulk buy initiatives.The Framework Agreement 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 theright 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. As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain; Food would also like to engage with the suppliers of these products via a request for information (RFI). If you would like to complete the request for information document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement then please follow the below instructions. Candidates wishing to complete the request for information must register their expression of interest. The request for information document will then be sent via the Jaggaer Messaging Centre. 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. Request for information document: — the request for information questions will be in the 'My Response' within the qualification envelope. — applicants will then have 8 weeks from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the request for information document.

Submission deadline

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