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Published 8 Jul 2024, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ventrus Multi Academy Trust Food Supply Services

Official notice

Authority: Ventrus Multi Academy Trust

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 22 Aug 2024
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The proposed contract will be for a provision of food supply to support the delivery of school catering services in accordance with this service specification and the associated tender documents.The Trust is seeking Contractors to provide locally and responsibly sourced, fresh, high-quality ingredients and food stuffs, suitable for the production of healthy meals for the school catering teams.

CPV: Assorted dairy products · Dairy products · Deep-frozen products · Diced, sliced and other frozen potatoes · Dry goods · 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 · +4 more

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£2,000,000 together)
Lot #1Fresh MeatsRenewalPublished value£300,000

The Trust is seeking Contractors to provide locally and responsibly sourced, fresh, high-quality ingredients and food stuffs, suitable for the production of healthy meals for the school catering teams.

Delivery: South West · Woodwater Lane, Exeter EX2 5AW
Extensions: Option of 2 further 1 year extensions.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Frozen, Dry, Ambient & DairyRenewalPublished value£1,500,000

The Trust is seeking Contractors to provide locally and responsibly sourced, fresh, high-quality ingredients and food stuffs, suitable for the production of healthy meals for the school catering teams.

Delivery: South West · Woodwater Lane, Exeter EX2 5AW
Extensions: Option of two further one year extensions.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Fresh Vegetables & FruitRenewalPublished value£200,000

The Trust is seeking Contractors to provide locally and responsibly sourced, fresh, high-quality ingredients and food stuffs, suitable for the production of healthy meals for the school catering teams.

Delivery: South West · Woodwater Lane, Exeter EX2 5AW
Extensions: Option of two further one year extensions.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
Lot distribution rule: Bidders can bid for any Lot combination if they do not wish to bid for all Lots.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Jul 2024, 15:19 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2024, 16:14 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022903
Classification (CPV)
Assorted dairy productsDairy productsDeep-frozen productsDiced, sliced and other frozen potatoesDry goodsFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsFresh or frozen vegetablesFrozen crustaceansFrozen fishFrozen fish products
+6 moreFrozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meatFrozen potatoes
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047ba6 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Details for the Onsite Q&A Session are as follows: Location: The Barnstaple Hotel, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1LE Date: Wednesday 10th July 2024 Time: 11:30 – 13:00 Bidders that wish to participate are requested to book on the session via the tendering portal www.mytenders.co.uk NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=232041. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:232041)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
22 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Jul 2024 → 22 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Jul 2024, 16:14 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 22 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
    23 Jul 2024, 16:14 BST
    +14 days · was 8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.28 Aug 202422 Aug 2024+14 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.78 Aug 202422 Aug 2024+14 d

extended the tender submission deadline to allow for the changes made to the product list within the pricing schedule

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ventrus Multi Academy Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Woodwater Lane, Exeter, UK, EX2 5AWContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria