Official UK procurement notice
CCS032 Supply and Delivery of Frozen Food
Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerbyshire County Council (The Council) Children’s Services Catering Service is seeking a
single Supplier for the provision of the supply and delivery of frozen food for schools and
establishments located within the geographical area of Derbyshire and neighbouring
counties.
This contract will provide frozen food to two areas of the Council as well as Derby City
Council:
- Schools located within Derbyshire and in counties that share a boundary with Derbyshire,
that trade with Derbyshire County Council Catering Service.
- Derbyshire County Council’s Adult Social Care & Health Services will use this contract for
the supply to residential homes for older people and day centres.
- The contract will also be used by Derby City Council to supply products for their children’s
residential homes and homes for older people.
CPV: Animal or vegetable oils and fats · Animal products, meat and meat products · Dairy products · Deep-frozen products · Fruit, vegetables and related products · Prepared and preserved fish
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- 16 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2025, 15:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN743324- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020945- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b38Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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- Submission deadline
- 15 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST
Timeline
15 Oct 2024 → 13 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened15 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST
- Notice published13 May 2025, 15:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 May 2025, 15:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael I Holdsworth Ltd | £45,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CCS032 Supply and Delivery of Frozen Food · Michael I Holdsworth Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Apr 2025
- Value
- £45,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Derby City CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Michael I Holdsworth LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria