ID 4088812 - DoJ NIPS - Supply and Delivery of Fresh and Prepared Fruit and Vegetables

Tender description

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of fresh and prepared fruit and vegetables. The contract will be awarded in lots as set out below: - Lot 1: HM Prison Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison - Lot 2: HM Prison Magilligan Tenderers may bid for one or both Lots providing they have the capacity to deliver the requirements as stated in the tender documents. Lot 1: Lot 1: HM Prison Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of fresh and prepared fruit and vegetables. The contract will be awarded in lots as set out below: - Lot 1: HM Prison Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison - Lot 2: HM Prison Magilligan Tenderers may bid for one or both Lots providing they have the capacity to deliver the requirements as stated in the tender documents. Additional information: Since this is a demand-led requirement, neither CPD nor Northern Ireland Prison Service can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The estimated contract values are broad estimates only, include additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential users. The estimates are not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. Contract monitoring: the successful Contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance, and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. The authority expressly reserves the rights: i not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; ii to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; iii to award a contracts in respect of any parts of the services covered by this notice and iv to award contracts in stages. And under no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by Candidates. Lot 2: Lot 2: HM Prison Magilligan The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of fresh and prepared fruit and vegetables. The contract will be awarded in lots as set out below: - Lot 1: HM Prison Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison - Lot 2: HM Prison Magilligan Tenderers may bid for one or both Lots providing they have the capacity to deliver the requirements as stated in the tender documents. Additional information: Since this is a demand-led requirement, neither CPD nor Northern Ireland Prison Service can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The estimated contract values are broad estimates only, include additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential users. The estimates are not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. Contract monitoring: the successful Contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance, and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. The authority expressly reserves the rights: i not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; ii to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; iii to award a contracts in respect of any parts of the services covered by this notice and iv to award contracts in stages. And under no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by Candidates.