Dry goods

Tender description

The main purpose of this Framework is to provide reasonably priced, quality, multi temperature catering and grocery provisions. The Framework covers: — Chilled, frozen and ambient; — Fresh fruit and vegetables; — Fresh and frozen meat and meat products; — Milk and morning goods. The Framework will be categorised by geographical region in order to include local Suppliers. Suppliers are invited to bid for as many of the regions as they wish. The requirement will include the need for healthier and more sustainable sourcing of food in line with Government recommendations and standards. The Framework covers: — Chilled, frozen and ambient; — Fresh fruit and vegetables; — Fresh and frozen meat and meat products; — Milk and morning goods. The Framework will be categorised by geographical region in order to include local Suppliers. Suppliers are invited to bid for as many of the regions as they wish. The requirement will include the need for healthier and more sustainable sourcing of food in line with Government recommendations and standards. This opportunity will be completed via ProContract, a site run by Due North, the electronic tendering suite of the Kent Business Portal. If you have difficulty in locating this opportunity following download please go to www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf and login using your supplied username and appropriate password. Successful tenderers must ensure that they maintain their registration to the Portal at all times to ensure that they receive any subsequent mini competition requests. If, at any time, you experience difficulty accessing ProContract please contact Due North on E-Mail: support@due-north.com or Telephone: 01670 597136 (8:30 - 17:30). Tenderers should note the following when uploading documents to the ProContract portal prior to submission: A 10 MB file will take approximately 5 minutes on average to upload on a standard Broadband connection (256 Kbps upload speed). Please take this into consideration when uploading larger files and ensure that you leave sufficient time to complete your submission. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the ‘Help’ facility in ProContract. These instructions should be consulted in order to ensure that your response is submitted correctly. The ProContract System maintains a strict audit trail part of which gives detail as to the exact time that a response was uploaded. This audit trail will be used to determine if a 10.