Official UK procurement notice
Ambient ready meals for on board catering
Authority: XC TRAINS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionXC Trains Limited (XC) will be conducting a private tender for the purchase of ambient ready meals for the on-board catering offering.
Due to limited space available on-board and limited equipment, XC is looking to introduce an ambient meal for First Class with the view to extend for retail in the future.
Suppliers are required to abide to all relevant UK food standards.
Deliveries need to be made to the following stations: Birmingham New Street, Bristol and Reading.
XC will seek pricing for the following:
- a smaller ambient meal in the style of a starter/tapas - the meal should not require refrigeration or heating before serving with a shelf life higher than 3 months.
- a more substantial option such as a ready meal. This meal may be heated in the on-board microwave. It should require minimal preparation (no decanting of products) and able to be stored at ambient temperature in a self-contained packaging that can be used to serve customers.
- a vegan option will be required for both types of meals
The packaging is required to be at least 85% recyclable.
Please register your interest and inform George Petre by 5PM on 23/04/2023
CPV: Prepared meals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£2,100,000
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).
- Suitability
The meals need to conform to UK food laws such as:
The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013,
The Food Safety Act 1990,
The General Food Regulations 2004,
The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006,
The Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006,
The Food Information Regulations 2014 and The Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019.
You will also need to comply with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, Regulation (EC) 852/2004, Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 and Regulation 853/2004 (if applicable).
Please note this is not an exhaustive list and there may be other food legislation that will need to be complied with.
The bidder is required to have the ability to accommodate up to 500,000 meals per year.
The bidder is required to have the ability to deliver across the United Kingdom, including but not limited to the following: Edinburgh, Birmingham, Plymouth, Reading.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Mar 2023, 13:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2023, 13:56 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008490- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b57aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Mar 2023 → 23 Apr 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published23 Mar 2023, 13:56 GMT
- Submission deadline23 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.