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Published 18 Nov 2022, 11:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 3291 (NCC) Fresh Produce Framework

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£6,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2022awarded 27 Jan 2023
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified

contractors for the supply and delivery of Lot 1 ‘Frozen & Refrigerated Food’ (Lot 1) which is

defined as any food product purchased that must be stored in a freezer or a refrigerator,

‘Groceries’ (Lot 2) which is defined as any food product purchased that must be stored in a

food cupboard, ‘Groceries, Frozen & Refrigerated Food’ (Lot 3) for companies able to

increase savings through joint Lot pricing, Fresh Meat (Lot 4) to multiple school, care/

support service and commercial delivery points across Nottingham City

CPV: Animal products, meat and meat products · Fresh or frozen vegetables · Frozen fish · Frozen vegetables · Fruit, vegetables and related products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £1,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1‘Frozen & Refrigerated Food’ceiling above

Nottingham City Council is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified contractors for the supply and delivery of Lot 1 ‘Frozen & Refrigerated Food’ (Lot 1) which is defined as any food product purchased that must be stored in a freezer or a refrigerator

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2‘Groceries’Cancelledceiling above

Nottingham City Council is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified contractors for the supply and delivery of Lot 2 ‘Groceries’ (Lot 2) which is defined as any food product purchased that must be stored in a food cupboard

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Groceries, Frozen & Refrigerated Foodceiling above

Nottingham City Council is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified contractors for the supply and delivery of ‘Groceries, Frozen & Refrigerated Food’ (Lot 3) for companies able to increase savings through joint Lot pricing

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Fresh MeatAwardedceiling above

Nottingham City Council (hereafter 'the Authority') is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified contractors for the supply and delivery of Fresh Meat (Lot 4)

Delivery: East Midlands
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 40
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Delivery, Quality, Implementation, Operational, Contract Management, Added Value: 40
What this means for your bid
  • “CPU 3291 (NCC) Fresh Produce Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Nov 2022, 11:34 GMT
Last source update
27 Jul 2023, 10:23 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN643717
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021761
Classification (CPV)
Animal products, meat and meat productsFresh or frozen vegetablesFrozen fishFrozen vegetablesFruit, vegetables and related products
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038665 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Dec 2022 → 27 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2023, 10:23 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2023, 10:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 27 Jan 2023

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • CPU 3291 (NCC) Fresh Produce Framework - lot 3

    Signed
    27 Jan 2023
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Status
    active
  • CPU 3291 (NCC) Fresh Produce Framework - lot 4

    Signed
    27 Jan 2023
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4 · Fresh Meat2bids · 2 electronic2——
Whole notice3bids · 3 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • CEDRMediation body London
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria