Official UK procurement notice
Catering Services (Sandwiches/Salads and other chilled foods) for NSFT In-Patient Settings
Authority: Norfolk Community Health and Care
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has patients with a diverse range of mental health problems from dementia, to young adults with acute psychological conditions.
These patients stay as in-patients on 30 Wards in several locations in Norfolk and Suffolk. Their time of stay will range from just a few days to over eighteen months and in some cases, they become permanent residents.
In addition to the main food offering, the Trust currently supplies an out-of-hours cold food offering to 22 inpatient settings 24/7.
The tender calls for Catering (Sandwich/Salad and other chilled foods) Services across NSFT patient sites. Full information is available within the attached tender pack.
CPV: Food products · Prepared sandwiches · Sandwiches
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This tender calls for Catering (Sandwich/Salad and other chilled foods) Services…Renewal
This tender calls for Catering (Sandwich/Salad and other chilled foods) Services across the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) patient sites. This tender covers a comprehensive range and full details of the service provision are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
To complement our hot meal provision, the Trust is looking for a supplier to provide a range of sandwiches and salads, along with other possible options (such as wraps, baguettes, protein pots, and sausage rolls).
The Trust seeks a contractor to supply and deliver pre-ordered sandwiches and salads to designated locations in accordance with adopted quality systems and current food hygiene legislation.
NSFT intends to put an (initial) 12-month contract in place, with three further extension options of up to 12 months each available: agreeable as per the contract document. The provisional start date for proposed services is 1st August 2022.
The deadline for tender submissions is Noon, on Thursday 16th June 2022.
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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).
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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
Bidders must comply with the following statutory legislation:
•Food Safety Regulations (EC) No 852 /2004
•The Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (Natasha’s Law)
•The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
•EU Regulation 2073/2005 Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs
•Food information Regulations 2014 and amendments 2021 to PPDS supplied food products
•Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
•Food Safety Act 1990
•Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH)
•Manual Handling at Work
•Health and Safety at Work Act.
•STS Code of Practice and Technical Standard for Suppliers to the Public Sector.
•STS Code of Practice for Manufacture, Distribution and Supply of Food Ingredients by Small, Local or Regional Suppliers
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
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 May 2022, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 17 May 2022, 19:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Jun 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012983- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033955Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Norwich:-Prepared-sandwiches./44TW5V7U7X To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/44TW5V7U7X GO Reference: GO-2022517-PRO-20150762
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 May 2022 → 21 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published17 May 2022, 19:05 BST
- Submission deadline21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.