Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Tender description

NHS Supply Chain: food seeks to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to trusts within the NHS (the customer(s))via the Direct Route of the supply supply of Fresh Food covering products from the following categories: The framework will cover but not limited to milk, milk alternative, shell and liquid eggs, cream and yoghurt, bread loaves sliced, rolls, baguettes, bakery items, meat and poultry including the most common cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken and turkey species, bacon and sausages, fruit and vegetables including prepared fruit, prepared salads, prepared vegetables, fresh fruit, salads, fresh vegetables and par-cooked frozen potatoes and chips in the core range (evaluated product lines) and all other varieties in the additional lines. The core range (evaluated product lines) consists of dairy and eggs, bread, bakery and morning goods covering milk, dairy milk alternative, shell and liquid eggs, cream and yoghurt, loaves sliced, rolls, baguettes and bakery. The value for the first 12 months is anticipated to be 6 024 311 GBP and 24 097 244 GBP for the full 48 months (if extended). Applicants may tender for 1, more than 1, or all the LINES detailed in Lot 1. Applicants must however submit a tender response for all products that they are able to supply at the time of tender. This lot will be evaluated on a Line by Line basis and all applicants who meet or exceed a hurdle of 50 % will be awarded to each line. If an applicant fails to submit a price for a product line which it is able to supply at the time of tender submission, NHS Supply Chain: Food reserves the right to prohibit the applicant from supplying that product line under the framework agreement during its term. The core range (evaluated product lines) will cover the most common cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken and turkey species, bacon and sausages and all other species and products in the extended range (additional lines). Frozen variants of these products will be available via the tailored to food framework. The value for the first 12 months is anticipated to be 6 282 826 GBP and 25 131 304 GBP for the full 48 months (if extended). Important information: It is a mandatory requirement that applicants tender for all the product lines in Lot 2. Failure to do so will result in the applicant’s tender submission for all submitted product lines for Lot 2 not being evaluated further. For applicants tender submissions to be evaluated in Step 3 and 4, all product lines in Lot 2 must also meet the specification and product line descriptions to be evaluated further. This lot will be evaluated on a lot basis. Applicants must meet or exceed a hurdle of 50 % for the lot to be awarded. The framework will cover prepared fruit, prepared salads, prepared vegetables, fresh fruit, salads, fresh vegetables and par-cooked frozen potatoes and chips. The value for the first 12 months is anticipated to be 5 188 396 GBP and 20 753 584 GBP for the full 48 months (if extended). Important information: It is a mandatory requirement that applicants tender for all the product lines in Lot 3. Failure to do so will result in the applicant’s tender submission for all submitted product lines for Lot 3 not being evaluated further. For applicants tender submissions to be evaluated in Step 3 and 4, all product lines in Lot 3 must also meet the specification and product line descriptions to be evaluated further. This lot will be evaluated on a lot basis. Applicants must meet or exceed a hurdle of 50 % for the lot to be awarded.