83_21 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: 83_21 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods
2. Awarding Authority:
Espo
Barnsdale Way

LEICESTER
England
LE191ES
Contact: Food Procurement Team
Email: tenders@espo.org
Phone: +44 1162944161
URL: www.espo.org
3. Contract Type: Products
4. Description: Supply of a range of grocery, fresh, chilled and frozen foods.

Lot 1 – Supply of Grocery, Fresh and Chilled Foods
Lot 2 – Supply of Frozen Foods

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

To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity ’83_21′ d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website.

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.
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:
83_21
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £160,000,000
10. Start Date: 01/08/2021
11. End Date: 31/07/2023
12. Closing Date: 18/06/2021
13. Other Information:
Additional Text
The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is stated in the procurement documents.

This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures following award, to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained.

Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using the credit rating agency, Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited.

Any changes will be assessed (compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated.
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