58_23 Ready Meals

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: 58_23 Ready Meals
2. Awarding Authority:
Espo
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
LEICESTER
England
LE19 1ES
Contact: Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team
Email: tenders@espo.org
Phone: Not Provided
URL:
3. Contract Type: Products
4. Description: ESPO is seeking to renew its framework agreement for the supply and direct delivery of frozen Ready Meals:

Lot 1 – Single Portion Ready Meals
Lot 2 – Multi-portion meal components

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

As part of the on-going contract management process, throughout the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Supplier by reference to credit rating agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.

Suppliers must have, and retain throughout the framework lifetime, a relevant third party food safety accreditation (such as BRC, STS) in relation to the manufacture and/or storage of Food products. Failure to retain such accreditation must be immediately reported to ESPO and will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement. Certificate copies will be sent to ESPO annually, on the expiry/renewal date of such accreditation.
5. CPV Codes:
15000000 – Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
6. NUTS Codes: UKF21
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
58_23

Award Details:

Supplier’s Name:
Anglia Crown Limited
Supplier’s Address:
Unit 1 Gilberd Court, Newcomen Way, Severalls Industrial Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9WN
Value of Contract(£):
£100,000,000
Awarded Date:
10/10/2023
Contract Start Date:
01/10/2023
Contract End Date:
30/09/2025

Supplier’s Name:
Apetito Limited
Supplier’s Address:
Canal Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8RJ
Value of Contract(£):
£100,000,000
Awarded Date:
10/10/2023
Contract Start Date:
01/10/2023
Contract End Date:
30/09/2025

Supplier’s Name:
BFS Group Limited (T/A Bidfood)
Supplier’s Address:
814 Leigh Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4BD
Value of Contract(£):
£100,000,000
Awarded Date:
10/10/2023
Contract Start Date:
01/10/2023
Contract End Date:
30/09/2025

Supplier’s Name:
Food Division LTD
Supplier’s Address:
80 Wharfdale Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2DE
Value of Contract(£):
£100,000,000
Awarded Date:
10/10/2023
Contract Start Date:
01/10/2023
Contract End Date:
30/09/2025

Other Information:
Additional Text
As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at ) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at:

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.

An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
Find a Tender Contract award notice

For further information/documentation please visit: