Official UK procurement notice
Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract Notice is in relation to the renewal framework for Frozen Foods.
It is anticipated that the scope of materials covered under the framework will include, but not limited to frozen - bakery products, meat
products & meat substitute products, poultry, seafood, savoury products, fruit & vegetables, potato products, pizza, ice cream & desserts,
and special function products.
CPV: Bread products · Deep-frozen products · Diced, sliced and other frozen potatoes · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fresh or frozen vegetables · Frozen crustaceans · Frozen fish · Frozen fish products · Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat · Frozen potatoes · Frozen vegetables · Poultry · +1 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 9 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 13 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supply Only of Frozen FoodsAwarded
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to the renewal framework for Frozen Foods.
It is anticipated that the scope of materials covered under the framework will include, but not limited to frozen - bakery products, meat, meat substitute products, poultry, seafood, savoury products, fruit & vegetables, potato products, pizza, ice cream & desserts, and special function products. Additional information: Please note that this is subject to change.
Lot #2Distribution of Frozen FoodsAwarded
This Contract Notice is in relation to the renewal framework for Frozen Foods.
It is anticipated that the scope of materials covered under the framework will include, but not limited to frozen - bakery products, meat, meat substitute products, poultry, seafood, savoury products, fruit & vegetables, potato products, pizza, ice cream & desserts, and special function products. Additional information: Please note that this is subject to change.
Lot #3Supply and Distribution of Frozen FoodsAwarded
This Contract Notice is in relation to the renewal framework for Frozen Foods.
It is anticipated that the scope of materials covered under the framework will include, but not limited to frozen - bakery products, meat, meat substitute products, poultry, seafood, savoury products, fruit & vegetables, potato products, pizza, ice cream & desserts, and special function products. Additional information: Please note that this is subject to change.
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 (2)
- Technical: 25%
- price: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 25
- Price: 75
- Economic & financial standing
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: It is a requirement of the contracts to be procured under the proposed framework agreement that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: ALL L… - Technical & professional ability
- Subcontracting
- Quality Management Procedures
- Environmental Management Systems or Standards
- Health and Safety Procedures
For full details please see the Procurement Documents. In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capa…
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- 3 Jun 2021, 12:14 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2022, 16:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
1120- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018552- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b7fcFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework, and contracts to be called-off there under (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the Procurement Documents (details of how to access these being set out in section “I.3) Communication” of this Contract Notice).
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446)(as amended)may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: This Tender process is subject to the Law and Guidance applicable in Scotland relative to the award of public contracts including (without limitation) as set out in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, most recently amended to reflect the European Union exit by the UK. This tender exercise has commenced after the UK withdrawal from the European Union and it has been conducted and concluded in accordance with the Law, Guidance and procedures in force after the UK withdrawal on 31st December 2020. Any prior version of the relevant Law and Guidance, or terminology related thereto, which appears in these Procurement Documents should therefore be interpreted and applied as currently in force. Scotland Excel, as a central purchasing body, is procuring this framework for the use and benefit of its members namely 32 local authorities in Scotland, Tayside Contracts, associate members, together with any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 3 - Tenderers are required to submit a price for a minimum % of items as detailed in the commercial Schedule of Offer. Further information on this can be found within the “1120 ITT including Evaluation Methodology” document, available on PCS-Tender. Subcontractors on whose capacity the Tenderer does not rely: Scotland Excel will request the following information in the Single Procurement Document (Scotland): - whether the Tenderer intends to subcontract any share of the contract to a third party; - list of the proposed subcontracts as far as it is known at that stage; - what proportion/percentage of the contract does the Tenderer intend to subcontract. (SC Ref:699614)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 26 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Aug 2021 → 6 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected16 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published6 Jul 2022, 16:54 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2021- Published value updated to £100,000,00021 Sept 2021, 09:45 BSTwas £40,000,000
- Status changed to active21 Sept 2021, 09:45 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Sept 2021, 09:45 BST
- Deadline published: 26 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST21 Sept 2021, 09:45 BST
- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2022, 16:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Supply Only of Frozen Foods
- Signed
- 18 Apr 2022
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Distribution of Frozen Foods
- Signed
- 18 Apr 2022
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods
- Signed
- 18 Apr 2022
- Value
- £75,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply Only of Frozen Foods | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · Distribution of Frozen Foods | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Paisley Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
13 commercial parties on the notice- BFS Group Ltd T/A BidfoodFramework contractor
- BrakesFramework contractor
- Delice De FranceFramework contractor
- Downies of WhitehillsFramework contractor
- Failte Foods LtdFramework contractor
- Green Gourmet LtdFramework contractor
- McCain Foods (GB ) LtdFramework contractor
- Quorn FoodsFramework contractor
- Shetland Freezer & Food Centre LtdFramework contractor
- The UK Foodhall LtdFramework contractor
Show 3 more suppliers
- TugoFramework contractor
- UnileverFramework contractor
- William Yule & Son LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.