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Published 18 Apr 2024, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fresh Produce 2024 - South West

Official notice

Authority: Norse Commercial Services Limited (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£1,860,000≈ £930k / year
Submissions closed 20 May 2024awarded 31 Jul 2024
Awarded to MJ Baker Foodservice
Contract term 2 yrsends 4 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 5 Jul 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norse have undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a supplier for fresh produce (fruit, vegetables, dairy, and bread) supply for South West Norse, to supply and deliver to all relevant South West Norse Catering establishments listed within the South West. The initial Contract length is two years with the option to extend for up to 36 months. The value of this Contract is estimated at 1,860,000 GBP over the full five year Contract Period (including potential extensions).

CPV: Bread products · Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts · Dairy products · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 5 Jul 2024 – 4 Jul 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: South West · SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Extensions: option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 36 monthsVariant 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: 30%Price: 60%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality of Service: 30%
  • Price: 60%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality of Service: 30
  • Sustainability: 10
  • 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Apr 2024, 19:05 BST
Last source update
2 Aug 2024, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
20 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
NGRP-0074
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024317
Accelerated
reduced to 30 days - tender responses to be submitted electronically
Classification (CPV)
Bread productsCereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nutsDairy productsFood, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045378 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=879543940 GO Reference: GO-202482-PRO-27195073

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST

Timeline

20 May 2024 → 2 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    5 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    2 Aug 2024, 14:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Aug 2024, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,860,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MJ Baker Foodservice£1,860,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Fresh Produce 2024 – South West · MJ Baker Foodservice

    Signed
    31 Jul 2024
    Value
    £1,860,000
    Period
    … – 4 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norse Commercial Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyLocal Authority Trading Company (LATCO)Housing and community amenities 280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, UK, NR6 6EQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party 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