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Published 12 May 2023, 08:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Ambient Chilled and Frozen Food to Educational and Social Services Establishments through Bridgend County Borough Council

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,900,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 14 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an invitation to tender for a framework agreement for The Supply and Distribution of Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Food to Educational and Social Services Establishments across Bridgend County Borough Council.

CPV: Assorted dairy products · Beefburgers · Bread · Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes · Cakes · Canned salmon · Canned tuna · Canned vegetables · Cheese products · Eggs · Food mixes · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · +8 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is an invitation to tender for a framework agreement for The Supply and…AwardedRenewal

This is an invitation to tender for a framework agreement for The Supply and Distribution of Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Food for Educational and Social Services Establishments across Bridgend County Borough Council.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: further period of up to 12 months of extensionVariant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Ambient Chilled and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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 · publisher note attached
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
12 May 2023, 08:53 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2023, 12:24 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
B848
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020274
Classification (CPV)
Assorted dairy productsBeefburgersBreadBread products, fresh pastry goods and cakesCakesCanned salmonCanned tunaCanned vegetablesCheese productsEggs
+10 moreFood mixesFood, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c829 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:133234)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 14 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jul 2023, 12:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jul 2023, 12:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2023

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

Contracts

  • Contract 020274-2023-B848-1

    Signed
    14 Jul 2023
    Value
    £3,241,624
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 4WBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LTDFramework contractor CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LTD, HEOL Y PLAS Cross Hands, LLANELLI, Wales, SA146SX

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria