Buying Better Food and Drink

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: Buying Better Food and Drink
2. Awarding Authority:
Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street

Liverpool
United Kingdom
L3 9PP
Contact:
Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Phone:
URL:
3. Contract Type: Products
4. Description: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a new Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of RM6279 Buying Better Food to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations.

This will be a national agreement developed to support a simple customer journey through an online single access point; either using a single Tier 1 supplier, a consortium of suppliers, or Special Procurement Vehicle (SPV).

We are encouraging a consortium bid that can be made up of many small suppliers – all suppliers/producers will need to meet the minimum technical, ethical and policy requirements and Government buying standards for food.

Our initial contract value is estimated to attract £100 million worth of spend over the 4-year (2 + 1 +1 ) contract period, which is a small proportion of the annual £2.1 billion public sector food spend.
5. CPV Codes:
03200000 – Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
03400000 – Forestry and logging products
15000000 – Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
55300000 – Restaurant and food-serving services
03300000 – Farming, hunting and fishing products
03100000 – Agricultural and horticultural products
55500000 – Canteen and catering services
6. NUTS Codes: UKD52
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:
RM6279 Contract Notice
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £100,000,000
10. Start Date: 12/12/2023
11. End Date: 11/12/2025
12. Closing Date: 14/09/2023
13. Other Information:
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