Official UK procurement notice
ID 5117883 - DfE - SERC - The Supply and Delivery of Fruit, Vegetables and Fresh Produce for the Northern Ireland Further and Higher Education Colleges
Authority: South Eastern Regional College (Education)·Consortium: 7 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSouth Eastern Regional College (SERC) on behalf of the six regional colleges in Northern Ireland wishes to appoint a supplier(s) for the supply and delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables. The contract will be divided into six lots as follows: Lot 1 – South Eastern Regional College (SERC); Lot 2 – Southern Regional College (SRC); Lot 3 – South West College (SWC); Lot 4 – Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC); Lot 5 – Northern Regional College (NRC); and Lot 6 – North West Regional College (NWRC). Each lot will be awarded to one Tenderer. There are no restrictions on the number of lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, Tenderers may tender for any lot they wish. However, Tenderers must be able to provide and deliver all fresh fruit and vegetables listed within each lot bid for. Tenderers should refer to the Specification Schedule for more details on the services required.
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fruit vegetables · Fruit, vegetables and related products · Vegetables · Vegetables, fruits and nuts
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 6 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1South Eastern Regional College SERCAwarded
Lot #2Southern Regional College SRCAwarded
Lot #3South West College SWCAwarded
Lot #4Belfast Metropolitan College BMCAwarded
Lot #5Northern Regional College NRCAwarded
Lot #6North West Regional College NWRCAwarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 20%
- Quantitative Criteria: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 20
- Quantitative Criteria: 80
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- 15 Dec 2023, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Feb 2024, 10:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5117883- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005756- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042622Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct, and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Jan 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
29 Jan 2024 → 28 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline29 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened29 Jan 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published22 Feb 2024, 10:44 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until28 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Feb 2024, 10:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · South Eastern Regional College SERC1 award | |||
| Sysco Foods NI Limited | £62,025 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Southern Regional College SRC1 award | |||
| Sysco Foods NI Limited | £62,421 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · South West College SWC1 award | |||
| Sysco Foods NI Limited | £37,448 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Belfast Metropolitan College BMC1 award | |||
| Sysco Foods NI Limited | £49,751 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Northern Regional College NRC1 award | |||
| Sysco Foods NI Limited | £49,751 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · North West Regional College NWRC1 award | |||
| Sysco Foods NI Limited | £72,720 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 – South Eastern Regional College (SERC) · Sysco Foods NI Limited
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Value
- £62,025
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Southern Regional College (SRC) · Sysco Foods NI Limited
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Value
- £62,421
- Status
- active
Lot 3 – South West College (SWC) · Sysco Foods NI Limited
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Value
- £37,448
- Status
- active
Lot 4 – Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) · Sysco Foods NI Limited
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Value
- £49,751
- Status
- active
Lot 5 – Northern Regional College (NRC) · Sysco Foods NI Limited
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Value
- £49,751
- Status
- active
Lot 6 – North West Regional College (NWRC) · Sysco Foods NI Limited
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Value
- £72,720
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · South Eastern Regional College SERC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Southern Regional College SRC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · South West College SWC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Belfast Metropolitan College BMC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Northern Regional College NRC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 6 · North West Regional College NWRC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- FE Belfast Metropolitan CollegeContracting authority
- FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE Northern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South Eastern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South West CollegeContracting authority
- FE Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sysco Foods NI LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.