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Published 6 Mar 2023, 16:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply & Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to AGMA

Official notice

Authority: Trafford Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value£60,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 Apr 2023awarded 16 Jun 2023

Awarded to Dunsters Farm Limited

Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within

Greater Manchester.

Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement

supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities.

The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or

Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) have

agreed to use this Contract:

Greater Manchester Fire Service

Greater Manchester Police

Oldham MBC

Rochdale Council

Salford Council

Warrington Council

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 yrs

Contract period: 1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2029 (6 yrs)

Delivery: North West

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

Quality: 30%Price: 55%Social value: 12.5%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Question 1 - Relevant experience and expertise: 5%
Question 2 - Contract Mobilisation: 5%
Question 3 - Methodology, Resources & Management: 15%
Question 4 - Quality Assurance & Source of Supply: 5%
price: 55%
SVQ1 Social Value Question (Quantitative): 7.5%
SVQ2 Social Value Question (Qualitative): 5%

Published award criteria (7)

Question 1 - Relevant experience and expertise: 5
Question 2 - Contract Mobilisation: 5
Question 3 - Methodology, Resources & Management: 15
Question 4 - Quality Assurance & Source of Supply: 5
SVQ1 Social Value Question (Quantitative): 7.5
SVQ2 Social Value Question (Qualitative): 5
Price: 55

What this means for your bid

Price carries 55 of 97.5 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 6 Mar 2023, 16:24 GMT
Last source update: 24 Aug 2023, 10:56 BST
Award evaluation window: 11 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference: DN657534
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-024904
Classification (CPV): Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ae82 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 11 Apr 2023, 12:05 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

11 Apr 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
11 Apr 2023, 12:05 BST
Notice published
24 Aug 2023, 10:56 BST
Contract starts
1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
24 Aug 2023, 10:56 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After
—	Text11.1.4 · 11.1.4	The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Au…	The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Au…
—	Text11.2.4 · 11.2.4	The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Au…	The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Au…
—	Text11.2.14 · 11.2.14	The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Au…	The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Au…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dunsters Farm LimitedSME	£60,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Supply & Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to AGMA · Dunsters Farm LimitedSME
Signed
16 Jun 2023
Value
£60,000,000
Period
… – 31 Aug 2029
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Trafford Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza, Sale, North West, M33 7ZFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

STAR LegalReview body TraffordContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dunsters Farm LtdAwarded supplier Waterfold Business Park, Bury, North West, BL9 7BRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.