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Published 11 May 2023, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England

Official notice

Authority: Norse Commercial Services Limited (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£4,930,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 12 Jul 2023
Awarded to Barsby Produce

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norse has undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a supplier for Fresh Produce, to supply and deliver to all relevant Norse Catering establishments listed within the East of England. The anticipated Contract length is two years with the option to extend for up to a total of 36 months. The value of this Contract is estimated at 4,930,000 GBP over the full potential five year Contract Period (including extensions).

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£4,930,000
Delivery: East of England · EAST OF ENGLAND
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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality of Service: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality of Service: 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.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 May 2023, 19:05 BST
Last source update
6 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026323
Accelerated
30 days as electronic submission
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c823 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=807313148" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=807313148</a> GO Reference: GO-202396-PRO-23811376

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 6 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,930,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Barsby ProduceSME£4,930,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England · Barsby ProduceSME

    Signed
    12 Jul 2023
    Value
    £4,930,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norse Commercial Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawFacilities Management 280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, UK, NR6 6EQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Barsby Produce LtdAwarded supplier07580846 Unit 1, Old Meadow Road, Hardwick Industrial Estate, Kings Lynn, UK, PE30 4JX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.