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Published 3 Nov 2023, 10:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of Dairy Products

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Published estimate£1,308,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 29 Jan 2024awarded 30 Apr 2024
Awarded to Rowan Glen Ltd, Dennis Thomson (Fresh Meat) Ltd2 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Dumfries and Galloway Council are seeking suppliers for the provision of dairy products: Cheese, Yogurts and Ice Cream.

Goods will be delivered to a Central Distribution Store in Dumfries for schools and nurseries throughout the region.

  • Recurrence: On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is Three years) and any exercised extensions.

CPV: Cheddar cheese · Cheese products · Dairy products · Flavoured yoghurt · Fresh cheese · Grated cheese · Ice cream · Ice cream and similar products · Yoghurt

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£1,308,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1CheeseCancelledRenewalPublished value£800,000

This contract is for the supply and delivery of chilled cheese products for schools and nurseries throughout the region.

Products will be delivered to the Councils Central Distribution Store at Cargenbridge, Dumfries.

The successful supplier is required to have the capacity to supply the products and said products must fully comply with all Food Safety and Food Standards legislation.

Delivery: Scotland · Dumfries
Extensions: The contract will operate for an initial three year period with an option to extend for a further 12-month period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2YogurtsAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000

This contract is for the supply and delivery of chilled yogurts for schools and nurseries throughout the region.

Products will be delivered to the Councils Central Distribution Store at Cargenbridge, Dumfries.

The successful supplier is required to have the capacity to supply the products and said products must fully comply with all Food Safety and Food Standards legislation.

Delivery: Scotland · Dumfries
Extensions: The contract will operate for an initial three year period with an option to extend for a further 12-month period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Ice CreamAwardedRenewalPublished value£108,000

This contract is for the supply and delivery of frozen ice cream for schools and nurseries throughout the region.

Products will be delivered to the Councils Central Distribution Store at Cargenbridge, Dumfries.

The successful supplier is required to have the capacity to supply the products and said products must fully comply with all Food Safety and Foods Standards legislation.

Delivery: Scotland · Dumfries
Extensions: The contract will operate for an initial three year period with an option to extend for a further 12-month period.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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Price: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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

Yes · On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is Three years) and any exercised extensions.

First published
3 Nov 2023, 10:50 GMT
Last source update
3 May 2024, 09:58 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
DGCC-00411
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014299
Classification (CPV)
Cheddar cheeseCheese productsDairy productsFlavoured yoghurtFresh cheeseGrated cheeseIce creamIce cream and similar productsYoghurt
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041188 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

For details of the conditions relevant to the contract, please see the Supply and Delivery of Dairy Products Invitation to Tender and Dairy General Specification documents in Public Contracts Scotland Tender site Buyer Attachments area of ITT 52485.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:765327)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
29 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Dec 2023 → 3 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    11 Dec 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    29 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    3 May 2024, 09:58 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Dec 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    13 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    13 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 29 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
    13 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    3 May 2024, 09:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £399,2002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 30 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · Yogurts1 award
Rowan Glen LtdSME£318,560 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Ice Cream1 award
Dennis Thomson (Fresh Meat) LtdSME£80,640 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Yogurts1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
3 · Ice Cream3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Dennis Thomson (Fresh Meat) LtdAwarded supplier Units 2&3 Block 1, Tinwald Downs Road, Dumfries Enterprise Park, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 3SJContact phone
  • Rowan Glen LtdAwarded supplier Rowan Glen , Palnure, Newton Stewart, Scotland, DG8 7AXContact phone

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