Fresh Milk and Cream Products

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementGoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 20 Jun 2022no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To supply a range of fresh milk and fresh cream products

CPV: Milk and cream

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1A range of fresh milk and cream to be used by Health Boards across Scotland, multi…

A range of fresh milk and cream to be used by Health Boards across Scotland, multi supplier framework, The Framework

Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards,

Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland)

Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.

Delivery: Scotland · Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards, all NHS Scotland Special Health Boards,and/or the Authority

15510000 Milk and cream

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
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: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Jun 2022, 10:16 BST
Last source update: 5 Jul 2022, 15:08 BST
Authority reference: NP776/18
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-018361
Classification (CPV): Milk and cream
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034602 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This VEAT notice is to advise the need for modification to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the Covid-19 pandemic (and recovery of services) to maintain necessary supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority at this time in line with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
the priorities for NSS, NHS Scotland and likely those suppliers who would wish to be part of a tender process, have changed, As a result it
is a necessary step to delay start of new tender process until April 2023 necessitating a 12 month extension to current framework revising expiry to September 2023
Health Board operations have been severely affected by Covid impacts The reopening process and uncertain timescales have affected the ability to tender along with Health Board resource to be able to support. Tender process is planned to commence by April 2023

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public
Contracts(Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the
Court of Session

Publisher note: This notice is to advise the need for modification to meet additional demands of the NHS and Social Care sector during the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery of services to maintain necessary supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority at this time. As a result it is a necessary step to delay start of new tender process until May 2023 (SC Ref:697835)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Contracts signed 2latest 20 Jun 2022

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

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,700,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Fresh Milk and Cream Products
Signed
20 Jun 2022
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
- Change The change to this contract is an additional 12 month extension. All terms & conditions of contract remain in place, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Due to the current and developing situation regarding Covid-19, the priorities for NSS, NHS Scotland and likely those suppliers who would wish to be part of a tender process, have changed, As a result it is a necessary step to delay commencing any new tender process until end May 2023
Contract 016221-2022-NP77618-1
Signed
1 Jun 2022
Value
ceiling above
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Court Of SessionReview contact point Edinburgh
Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Grahams The Family Dairy LtdFramework contractor Airthrey Kerse Farm, , Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan, Scotland, FK9 4RWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.