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Published 30 Sept 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Multi-Temperature Food 2025 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Norse Commercial Services Ltd (Public body)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£23,295,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2024awarded 18 Dec 2024
Awarded to Thomas Ridley Foodservice

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Norse has undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a sole supplier for each designated Lot, to supply and deliver multi-temperature food to all establishments within the regional lots. The contract length is two years with the option to extend for a period or periods of up to 36 months.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£25,094,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1LOT ONE - EAST OF ENGLANDCancelled East of EnglandPublished value£22,010,000

Multi-Temperature Food and Beverages

Delivery: East of England · EAST OF ENGLAND
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2LOT TWO - SOUTH EASTCancelled South EastPublished value£3,084,000

Multi-Temperature Food and Beverages

Delivery: South East · SOUTH EAST (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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceEnvironmentalSplit
1 · LOT ONE - EAST OF ENGLAND50%40%10%
2 · LOT TWO - SOUTH EAST40%50%10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40–50 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.

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
30 Sept 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
18 Mar 2025, 16:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
NGRP0087
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010013
Accelerated
Tenders submitted electronically
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a42b Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=934516023 GO Reference: GO-2025318-PRO-29803936

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Oct 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Oct 2024, 14:00 GMT

Timeline

30 Oct 2024 → 18 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Oct 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Oct 2024, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 16:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Mar 2025, 16:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £23,295,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
Thomas Ridley Foodservice£23,295,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norse Commercial Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyLocal Authority Trading CompanyLocal Authority Trading Company 280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, UK, NR6 6EQContact 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