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Published 6 May 2021, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Food and Catering Supplies Tender

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreement6 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,080,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Jun 2021awarded 1 Sept 2021
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Food and Catering Supplies

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of food, catering, cleaning and disposable products at Council locations within the Borough of Swindon.

Project Description

The framework agreement is for supply of food and catering products under the Lots below.

Each lot will be awarded to a single supplier. Potential suppliers can bid for one single, individual lot, or for multiple lots.

Lot 1 – Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Value of Lot 1 2018-19: £80,000)

Lot 2 – Ambient, Dry and Chilled (Value of Lot 2 2018-19: £62,000)

Lot 3 – Frozen Foods and Ice Cream (Value of Lot 3 2018-19: £196,000)

Lot 4 – Soft Drinks and Snacks (Value of Lot 4 2018-19: £42,500)

Lot 5 – Disposables and Cleaning (Value of Lot 5 2018-19: £93,000)

Lot 6 – Frozen Iced Drinks (Value of Lot 6 2018-19: £5000)

Full details relating to the Goods are provided in the tender documents.

Period of Framework Agreement

Period of framework agreement.

The framework agreement is for an initial period of 36 months commencing 1st September 2021, with the option of a further 12 month extension.

To participate

Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]

Tender Responses

Framework agreement responses are required to be submitted no later than Monday 7th June 2021, 14:00:00hrs, UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Tender Clarifications

If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by Friday 28th May 2021, 14:00:00hrs, UK Local time.

The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.

Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder / other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project ID: DN542463.

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

CPV: Miscellaneous food products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
7 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Fresh Fruit and VegetablesCancelled

Lot 1 - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Option of one 12 month extension.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Ambient, Dry and ChilledAwarded

Lot 2 - Ambient, Dry and Chilled

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Option of one 12 month extension.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3frozen Food and Ice CreamAwarded

Lot 3 Frozen Foods and Ice Cream

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Option of one 12 month extension.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Soft Drinks and SnaksAwarded

Lot 4 Soft Drinks and Snacks

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Option of one 12 month extension.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Disposables and CleaningAwarded

Lot 5 Disposables and Cleaning

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Option of one 12 month extension.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Frozen Iced DrinksCancelled

Lot 6 Frozen Iced Drinks

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Lot 6 Frozen Iced DrinksVariant 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 6 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Food and Catering Supplies Tender” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 May 2021, 16:20 BST
Last source update
26 Jan 2022, 15:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN542463
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002326
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous food products
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ae06 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
7 Jun 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jun 2021 → 26 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Jun 2021, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Jan 2022, 15:18 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2022, 15:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 7busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 1 Sept 2021

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

Contracts

  • Ambient Dry and Chilled

    Signed
    1 Sept 2021
    Value
    £269,512
    Status
    active
  • Frozen Food and Ice Cream

    Signed
    1 Sept 2021
    Value
    £851,992
    Status
    active
  • Soft Drinks and Snacks

    Signed
    1 Sept 2021
    Value
    £184,740
    Status
    active
  • Disposables and Cleaning

    Signed
    1 Sept 2021
    Value
    £404,272
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Ambient, Dry and Chilled3bids———
3 · frozen Food and Ice Cream3bids———
4 · Soft Drinks and Snaks4bids———
5 · Disposables and Cleaning7bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Chapple & Jenkins LtdFramework contractor Chapple & Jenkins Warehouse, Station Road, Kingswood, Bristol, South West, BS15 4NR
  • Charles Saunders LtdFramework contractor Armstrong Way, Great Western Business Park, Yate, South Gloucestershire, South West, BS37 5NG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.