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Published 20 Feb 2025, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of polypropylene food containers/ film and free on loan sealing machines

Official notice

Authority: Synchronicity Care Ltd (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 3 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Synchronicity Care Ltd are seeking a supplier to provide polypropylene food containers/ film and free on loan sealing machines for the catering department at Darlington Memorial Hospital, whilst complying with all Food Safety Standards Agency and Local Environmental Health Officer requirements for food safe food containers and also the ability to work with the Trust to supply recycling networks for all used trays.

The contractor will be required to supply and deliver the products to Darlington Memorial Hospital on a weekly or fortnightly basis with the option to have one emergency delivery per month.

The contract is for a period of 36 months, with optional extensions of 2 x 12 months. This allows for a maximum of 5 years total length of contract.

Quality Score - the maximum score available is 60%

Price Scores - the maximum score available is 40%

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: [email protected]

CPV: Food containers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Synchronicity Care Ltd are seeking a supplier to provide polypropylene food…Renewal

Synchronicity Care Ltd are seeking a supplier to provide polypropylene food containers/ film and free on loan sealing machines for the catering department at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

This is an open, above threshold opportunity ran in accordance with Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Please note that the deadline for expressions of interest is: 01/04/2025

The tender closing date is: 03/04/2025

Bids are to be submitted by electronic means.

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.

Delivery: North East · Darlington Memorial Hospital, Catering Department
Extensions: 2 X 12 month optional extensionsVariant 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
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Samples for Testing: 15%
  • Service Provision / Business Continuity: 12%
  • Project Management: 5%
  • Quality Assurance: 10%
  • Working Relationships: 4%
  • Policies and Procedures: 4%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Samples for Testing: 15
  • Service Provision / Business Continuity: 12
  • Project Management: 5
  • Quality Assurance: 10
  • Working Relationships: 4
  • Policies and Procedures: 4
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 16:15 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2025, 16:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
C338125
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006383
Classification (CPV)
Food containers
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e571 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Feb 2025 → 3 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Feb 2025, 16:15 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    3 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SYNCHRONICITY CARE LTD.

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-COH: 09679630 Darlington Memorial Hospital,Hollyhurst Road, DARLINGTON, North East, DL36HXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.