Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Supply and Delivery of Groceries and Provisions
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority and NHS Orkney requires the supply and delivery of Groceries and Provisions to a number of authority establishments throughout Orkney and Balfour Hospital.
- Recurrence: July 2028
CPV: Catering supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority requires the supply and delivery of Groceries and Provisions to a number…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,396,746
The Authority requires the supply and delivery of Groceries and Provisions to a number of Authority establishments throughout Orkney for a period of 5 years (3 years initial term with 2 x 12 month extensions). This is a continuing requirement for a variety of establishments including schools, care homes, Papdale Halls of Residence and NHS Orkney's Balfour Hospital.
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 (5)
- Delivery: 37.5%
- Contract Management: 15%
- Continuity of Supply: 5%
- Employment: 2.5%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
- Delivery: 37.5
- Contract Management: 15
- Continuity of Supply: 5
- Employment: 2.5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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 · July 2028
- First published
- 8 Aug 2023, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 14:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1751- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064818- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:749468)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Sept 2023, 14:30 BST
Timeline
7 Sept 2023 → 13 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Sept 2023, 14:30 BST
- Contract starts9 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published375 days ago13 Oct 2025, 14:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2025, 14:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilson (Orkney) Ltd.SME | £1,396,746 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 064818-2025-OIC/PROC/1751-1 · James Wilson (Orkney) Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2023
- Value
- £1,396,746
- Period
- … – 8 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS OrkneyContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- James Wilson (Orkney) Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.