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Published 17 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-3727 Framework Agreement for the provision of The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Food supplies

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Framework ceiling (notional)£5,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2025awarded 9 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI wishes to establish a framework agreement (“Agreement”) for the provision of The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Station and Ships: dry, frozen,bonded and non-food catering related provisions.

  • Recurrence: 2029

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England · Essex
Extensions: One further 12-month period from Commencement Date of the Agreement.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: 20Price: 35Social value: 10Environmental: 10
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Methodology and Project Plan: 20
  • Waste Reduction: 10
  • Approach: 10
  • Continuous Improvement: 15
  • Social Value: 10
  • Sustainable Food Strategy: 10
Published award criteria (6)
  • Methodology and Project Plan: 20
  • Sustainable Food Strategy: 10
  • Waste Reduction: 10
  • Approach: 10
  • Continuous Improvement: 15
  • Social Value: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 75 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. Quality carries 20 of 75: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “UKRI-3727 Framework Agreement for the provision of The British…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
Yes · 2029
First published
17 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
14 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-3727
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014913
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d474 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=941357272 GO Reference: GO-2025414-PRO-30159020

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Appointment period ends
20 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cambri… ↗ or UK Research and Innovation, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN12 1FL, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UKK14. [email protected], tel: +44 1235446553, www.ukri.org ↗

Timeline

20 Feb 2025 → 14 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Apr 2025

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

Contracts

  • Contract 014913-2025-1

    Signed
    9 Apr 2025
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB3 0ETContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Research and InnovationReview body SwindonContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.