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Published 11 Aug 2022, 15:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CCS003 Supply and Delivery of Fresh Produce and Potatoes

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£5,400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2022awarded 8 Dec 2022
Awarded to John Palin (Wholesales) Ltd

Re-procurement plannedSupply and Delivery of Fresh Produce & Potatoes · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derbyshire County Council (The Council) Children’s Services Catering Service is seeking a

supplier for the provision of fresh produce and potatoes for schools and establishments

located within the geographical area of Derbyshire, Derby and neighbouring counties as per

Appendix D Schedule of Establishments.

Derbyshire County Council’s Catering Service is one of the largest specialist education

caterers in the country serving around 60,000 meals to school pupils daily.

The contract shall be for an initial 3-year period commencing 1st January 2023 with options

to extend for two further periods of 2 years up to a maximum of 7 years. Currently the

Council’s Children’s Services administrates and manages the contract on behalf of both

Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,400,000
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: There are option to extend this contract for a maximum of two additional twelve month periods.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35
  • Price: 65
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
11 Aug 2022, 15:47 BST
Last source update
29 Dec 2022, 09:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN627804
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036650
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035b16 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Derbyshire County Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days (or 15 if non electronic or fax methods used) standstill period at the point information on the award of the

contract is communicated to the relevant economic operators. Debriefing by the Council

shall be in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (as amended) (the

Regulations). Such information should be requested from the addressee in Section 1.1. If an

appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the

Regulations provide for the aggrieved parties who are of the opinion that they have been

harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations, to take action in the High Court

(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought as soon as

possible

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
12 Sept 2022, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Sept 2022, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Sept 2022 → 29 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2022, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Sept 2022, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Dec 2022, 09:18 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Dec 2022, 09:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
John Palin (Wholesales) LtdSME£5,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Derbyshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 3AGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Derby City CouncilContracting authority Derby, East MidlandsContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.