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Published 1 Apr 2021, 16:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreement10 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£7,200,000total for 10 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2021awarded 25 Aug 2021
Lots 10see the lot list below

What is being bought10 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Renewal of a National Framework (NP775)to cover a full range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 30 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 10 lots (0.1 per place) · 4 appointed
Electronic auction
yes

Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure

10 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Shared scope across 3 of 10 lots

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products; Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the common services agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework including the optional extension periods. The framework period shall be 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Lot #1NHS Ayrshire & ArranAwardedRenewal

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products; Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the common services agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for the duration of the framework and based on 12 months’ suppliers spend data. The Framework period shall be for 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #2NHS Dumfries & GallowayAwardedRenewal

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHSScotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland)

Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework including optional extension periods. The framework period shall be 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #3NHS FifeAwardedRenewal

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHSScotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland)

Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework including the optional extension periods. The framework period shall be 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #4NHS GrampianAwardedRenewal

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products; Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient,staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHSScotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland)

Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework including the optional extension periods. The framework period shall be 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #5NHS Greater Glasgow & ClydeAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #6The Golden Jubilee HospitalAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #7NHS LanarkshireAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #8NHS Lothian and NHS BordersAwardedRenewal

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products; Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the common services agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework including optional extension periods. The framework period shall be 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #9The State HospitalAwardedRenewal

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products; Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the common services agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework including optional extension periods. The framework period shall be 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #10NHS TaysideAwardedRenewal

A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products; Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework.

The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the common services agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework including optional extension periods. The framework period shall be 3 years with option to extend for 2 x 6 months periods

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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 10 lots
Quality: 10%Price: 90%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Service: 10%
  • Price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Service: 10
  • Price: 90
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    See contract/tender documentation which incorporates requirements of the SPD (Scotland)

    Minimum: 1) A copy of a valid certificate issued within the last 12 months, certified by a UKAS accredited Certification Body confirming that the economic operators holds a relevant certificate to one of the following standards as applicable: BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 6 o…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Apr 2021, 16:16 BST
Last source update
11 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
NP7752021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025301
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a24a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices. The indicative total contract value shown is based on a circa 1 700 000 GBP per annum over the indicated duration including extension periods (SC Ref:662355)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
30 Jun 2021, 09:30 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Jun 2021, 09:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 May 2021 → 11 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    5 May 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    30 Jun 2021, 09:30 BST
  3. Bids opened
    30 Jun 2021, 09:30 BST
  4. Notice published
    11 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2021
  1. Published value updated to £7,200,000
    19 May 2021, 09:04 BST
    was £7,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    19 May 2021, 09:04 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    19 May 2021, 09:04 BST
  4. Deadline published: 30 Jun 2021, 09:30 BST
    19 May 2021, 09:04 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    11 Oct 2021, 08:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs · busiest of 10 lots
Contracts signed 10latest 25 Aug 2021

10 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 10 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £7,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • The State Hospital

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Lothian and NHS Borders

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Ayrshire & Arran

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Tayside

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Dumfries & Galloway

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Fife

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Grampian

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • The Golden Jubilee Hospital

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • NHS Lanarkshire

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · NHS Ayrshire & Arran4bids · 4 electronic4——
2 · NHS Dumfries & Galloway4bids · 4 electronic4——
3 · NHS Fife4bids · 4 electronic4——
4 · NHS Grampian4bids · 4 electronic4——
5 · NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde4bids · 4 electronic4——
6 · The Golden Jubilee Hospital4bids · 4 electronic4——
7 · NHS Lanarkshire4bids · 4 electronic4——
8 · NHS Lothian and NHS Borders4bids · 4 electronic4——
9 · The State Hospital4bids · 4 electronic4——
10 · NHS Tayside4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • FAILTE FOODSFramework contractor EAST WAREHOUSE, BLOCHAIRN ROAD, GLASGOW, Scotland, G21 2DUContact phone
  • George Anderson & SonsFramework contractor Unit 21 Macmerry Industrial Estate, Macmerry, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, EH33 1RDContact phone
  • Premier Produce Scotland LtdFramework contractor Unit F13 Blochairn Fruit Market, Glasgow, Scotland, G21 2XGContact phone
  • Total Produce Ltd T/AS Mark MurphyFramework contractor 1 Bankhead way, Sighthill Industrial Estate, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 4FBContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria