Official UK procurement notice
Ambient Foods 2025 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Supply Chain: Food seeks to establish a Non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply of Ambient Foods 2025 to Trusts within the NHS (the “Customer(s)”) via the Stocked Route covering products from the following categories: Canned Goods, Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products, Cereals & Porridge, Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams, Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces, Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups, Custard, Condiments, Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners, Milk Powder & Portions, Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives, Edible Oils, Grocery Lines. The awarded suppliers will be responsible for the supply who will deliver and manage Ambient Foods 2025 into the NHS and its Trusts for their catering needs.
The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 48 months.
It is anticipated that in the first 24 months the value of the Framework Agreement will be in the region of £36,131,500. This is based on the circa 250 Trusts using the current NHS Supply Chain: Food Ambient framework. For the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value of the Framework Agreement will be in the region of £72,263,000. These values are approximate only and are based on the most recent historical usage information, with a forecasted level of growth. The values provided are for guidance only and are not a guarantee of business.
CPV: Animal or vegetable oils · Apricot jam · Baked beans · Baking mixes · Beef and veal products · Blackberry jam · Blackcurrant jam · Breadmaking flour · Broths · Cake mixes · Canned goods · Canned goods and field rations · +128 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 14 bids on the busiest of 13 lots · 28 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Canned GoodsAwardedRenewalPublished value£13,657,707
This lot will cover Canned Goods. Including but not limited to beef and veal products, canned or tinned fish, processed fruit and vegetables, baked beans, canned tomatoes and canned goods.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £6,828,854 and £13,657,707 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #2Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,251,835
This lot will cover Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products. Including but not limited to glucose and glucose products; fructose and fructose products, special nutritional products, dietetic products and thickeners.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,625,918 and £3,251,835 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #3Cereals & PorridgeAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,753,334
This lot will cover Cereals & Porridge Including but not limited to grain mill products, cereal grain products, ground oats, prepared breakfast cereals, cornflakes, muesli or equivalent, puffed wheat and rolled oats.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £7,876,667 and £15,753,334 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #4Jams & Reduced Sugar JamsAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,335,780
This lot will cover Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams. Including but not limited to jams and marmalades; fruit jellies; fruit or nut purée and pastes, marmalades, orange marmalade, jams, apricot jam, blackcurrant jam, raspberry jam and strawberry jam.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,167,890 and £4,335,780 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #5Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking SaucesAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,529,205
This lot will cover Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces. Including but not limited to soups and broths, mixes for stocks and gravy mixes.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,264,603 and £2,529,205 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #6Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk SoupsAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,046,728
This lot will cover Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups. Including but not limited to soups and broths, meat soups, fish soups, mixed soups, soups, soups mixes, broths, vegetable soups and canned goods.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,023,364 and £4,046,728 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #7CustardAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,769,358
This lot will cover Custard. Including but not limited to starches and starch products and custard.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,384,679 and £4,769,358 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #8CondimentsAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,890,520
This lot will cover Condiments. Including but not limited to condiments and seasonings, vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard and herbs and spices.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,445,260 and £2,890,520 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #9Sugar, Sugar Portions and SweetenersAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,419,725
This lot will cover Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners. Including but not limited to sugar, white sugar and sugar syrups.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,709,863 and £5,419,725 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #10Milk Powder & PortionsAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,084,960
This lot will cover Milk Powder & Portions. Including but not limited to dairy products, milk and cream, milk and milk powder.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,042,480 and £4,084,960 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #11Non-Dairy Milk AlternativesAwardedRenewalPublished value£323,083
This lot will cover Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives. Including but not limited to coconuts, processed nuts, soya, oats and almonds.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £161,542 and £323,083 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #12Edible OilsAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,517,523
This lot will cover Edible Oils. Including but not limited to refined oils and vegetable oils.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £758,762 and £1,517,523 for the full 48 months (if extended).
Lot #13Grocery LinesAwardedRenewalPublished value£9,683,242
This lot will cover Grocery Lines. Including but not limited to dessert mixes, jelly, nut pastes, peanut butter, fruit purees, grain mill products, starches and starch products, cereal or vegetable flour and related products, wheat flour, wholemeal flour, breadmaking flour, plain flour, pastry flour, self-raising flour, corn flour, mixes for the preparation of bakers wares, cake mixes, baking mixes, processed rice, long-grain rice, tapioca, semolina, honey, desserts, farinaceous products, uncooked pasta, prepared pasta and couscous, lasagne, canned pasta, potato instant mash.
The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £4,841,621 and £9,683,242 for the full 48 months (if extended).
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 (4)
- Stock Availability Risk Management: 5%
- Financial: 85%
- Social Value – Fighting Climate Change: 5%
- Social Value – Equal Opportunity: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value – Fighting Climate Change: 5
- Social Value – Equal Opportunity: 5
- Stock Availability Risk Management: 5
- Financial: 85
- Suitability
Applicants may bid for one, more than one or all lots and Applicants should refer to the
Invitation to Tender for more information in respect of this.
The term of contracts formed under the Framework Agreement may continue beyond the
end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself.
NHS Supply Chain: Food will share savings information in order to assist its customers with
making informed procurement decisions. NHS Supply Chain: Food intends to enter into
arrangements under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it
will make available for purchase by the following eligible users:
- any NHS Trust;
- any other NHS entity;
- any government department, agency or other statutory body;
- any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector and/or
- any local authority will be able to utilise this Framework agreement to run further
competition with the written consent of NHS Supply Chain: Food in order to secure a direct
contract.
Electronic ordering will be used and electronic invoicing will be accepted and electronic
payment will be used.
NHS Supply Chain: Food does not guarantee any level of purchase through the Framework
and advises applicants that the Framework shall be established on a non-exclusive basis.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and
written in English. Any agreement entered into will be considered a contract made in England
according to English law and will be subject to …
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Ambient Foods 2025” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Yes
- First published
- 25 Oct 2024, 15:27 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2025, 15:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023396- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b17fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The Framework Agreement includes obligations with respect to contract performance for the successful supplier.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures Appeals to be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
Publisher note: Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal using the URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ to access the portal. Please see instructions below on how to Express Interest and Intend to Respond: Selection Questionnaire 1. Once you have registered and logged in to Jaggaer, you will see a section called ‘Supplier Area’. Under this you will need to go to ‘ITTs open to All Suppliers’. In this section you will find an ITT titled Ambient Foods 2025’, click into this. 2. Once you have clicked into the ITT, click ‘Express Interest’ in the top right-hand corner. Once you have expressed interest in the ITT, a new option will appear titled ‘Intent to Respond’. You will need to click intend to respond to be able to fill in a response. 3. Once you have Expressed Interest and Intended to Respond to the ITT, this will now sit under ‘My ITTs’ in the Supplier Area and will no longer show under ‘ITTs Open to all Suppliers’. Lots Once you have registered and logged in to Jaggaer, you will see a section called ‘Supplier Area’. Under this you will need to go to ‘ITTs open to All Suppliers’. In this section you will find 13 ITTs which are the Lots for this Framework Agreement. The ITTs will have the following titles: Lot 1 – Canned Goods Lot 2 – Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products Lot 3 – Cereals & Porridge Lot 4 – Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams Lot 5 – Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces Lot 6 – Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups Lot 7 – Custard Lot 8 – Condiments Lot 9 – Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners Lot 10 – Milk Powder & Portions Lot 11 – Non-Diary Milk Alternatives Lot 12 – Edible Oils Lot 13 – Grocery Lines Once you have clicked into your chosen Lot(s), click ‘Express Interest’ in the top right-hand corner. Once you have expressed interest in the ITT, a new option will appear titled ‘Intent to Respond’. You will need to click intend to respond to be able to fill in a response. Once you have Expressed Interest and Intended to Respond to the ITT, this will now sit under ‘My ITTs’ in the Supplier Area and will no longer show under ‘ITTs Open to all Suppliers’. Submission instructions for this procurement will be included within the Invitation to Tender document. Please ensure to download and read all documents contained within the Attachments area. Details of how to submit your response can be found within the Invitation to Tender document. For any technical help with the portal please contact: Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: [email protected]
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Nov 2024 → 20 May 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published20 May 2025, 15:50 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Status changed to complete20 May 2025, 15:50 BST
- Buyer details updated20 May 2025, 15:50 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
Canned Goods
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £13,657,707
- Status
- active
Milk Powder & Portions
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,084,960
- Status
- active
Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £323,083
- Status
- active
Edible Oils
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £1,517,523
- Status
- active
Grocery Lines
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £9,683,242
- Status
- active
Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £3,251,835
- Status
- active
Cereals & Porridge
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £15,753,334
- Status
- active
Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,335,780
- Status
- active
Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £2,529,205
- Status
- active
Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,046,728
- Status
- active
Custard
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,769,358
- Status
- active
Condiments
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £2,890,520
- Status
- active
Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £5,419,725
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Canned Goods | 9bids | 6 | — | — |
| 2 · Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products | 6bids | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · Cereals & Porridge | 9bids | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams | 6bids | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces | 9bids | 4 | — | — |
| 6 · Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups | 6bids | 2 | — | — |
| 7 · Custard | 4bids | 2 | — | — |
| 8 · Condiments | 9bids | 3 | — | — |
| 9 · Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners | 6bids | 3 | — | — |
| 10 · Milk Powder & Portions | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 11 · Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives | 4bids | 1 | — | — |
| 12 · Edible Oils | 4bids | 1 | — | — |
| 13 · Grocery Lines | 14bids | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Supply ChainContracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- N/AReview body
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.