70400 General Groceries · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Animal or vegetable oils and fats · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

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

Procurement category

Goods

Notice status

Awarded without competition

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

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

21 Jul 2022, 14:05 BST

Last source update

21 Jul 2022, 14:05 BST

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-019890

Classification (CPV)

Animal or vegetable oils and fatsFood, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery area

UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-03545a Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

The Framework Agreement 70400 General Groceries as set out in the OJEU Contract Notice was entered into by the EA as per the published Contract Award Notice (Framework Agreement). The framework was for the period 01 November 2018 until 31 August 2021 with an optional extension until 31 August 2022 (this extension option was exercised and consequently the expiry of the Framework is 31 August 2022). As part of a new tender process for Ambient items it was agreed that the collection and disposal of Frying oil was not within the scope of the new tender as it is for food commodities and this is a distinct service with specific waste licensing agreements required. It was agreed by the EA that this was a service that needed to be procured through the EA's Facilities Maintenance Procurement and necessitates extensive Pre-Market Engagement. It is anticipated that the new procurement exercise for this service will commence in August 2022 with a view to having a Framework in place for 01 May 2023. To ensure continuity of service for School Meals Kitchens it was agreed to modify the current 70400 Framework for General Groceries to extend the Collection and Disposal Frying Oil element only to ensure there is contractual cover for this service in the intervening period. Furthermore, as a rebate to the EA is linked to the service provision, the extension for a further 8 month period means that the value of the modification is less than 10% of the original published framework value. In addition the value of the modification is below the relevant threshold as mentioned in regulation 5. Consequently the modification falls within both para a and b of Regulation 72 para.5 of PCR 2015 i.e. This paragraph applies where the value of the modification is below both of the following values: (a) the relevant threshold mentioned in regulation 5, and (b)10% of the initial contract value for service and supply contracts and 15% of the initial contract value for works contracts, provided that the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract or framework agreement.

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• Frylite LtdFramework contractorNI031632 Orchard Road Industrial Estate, Strabane, Northern Ireland, BT82 9FRContact emailShow contact details

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