Ready Meals – Framework Agreement

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: READY MEALS – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: ESPO, GB Tel: 0116 265 7857. Email: tenders@espo.org. (Ms. Jane Smith)
3. Contract type: Supply contract
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4. Description: Please note this is a prior information notice and tender documentation is not available yet. Awarding Authority is seeking to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of a range of ready meal solutions. The product range includes frozen or chilled complete individual main meals, desserts, specialist diets and sundry products such as potatoes, vegetables, sauces and gravies. The framework agreement will have the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the framework agreement. As a central purchasing body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, 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 and 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 Ltd, 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 Ltd 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 Ltd 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.
5. CPV Code(s): 15000000, 15800000, 15882000, 15894200, 15894210, 15894220, 15894300, 15896000
6. NUTS code(s): UKF, UKF2, UKF22
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Region(s) of supply UNITED KINGDOM
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Opportunity Id: DN452981
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9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated value £20,000,000.00
10. Expression of Interest End Date 31.10.2020 (12:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Keywords Processed food products, Miscellaneous food products, Deep-frozen products, Hospital meals, Ready Prepared Meals
Estimated contract dates
Start date 01/01/2021
End date 31/12/2022
TKR-202051-EX-1346834