Distribution of Fruit and Vegetables under the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme PIN 2024

Concepts

• fruit and vegetables
• school fruit and vegetable scheme
• distribution of fruit
• school fruit
• vegetable scheme pin
• fruit, vegetables and nuts
• primary schools
• distribution depots
• vegetables
• piece of fruit

Location

United Kingdom: Various locations in the UK

Description

The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme is a Government funded initiative that supplies a piece of fruit or vegetable to all key stage 1 children (ages 4-7) in England each academic year. Currently over 16,520 primary schools (circa 2,200,000 children) take part in the scheme in England. This framework is to establish distribution depots around the country that will undertake deliveries of nominated produce to schools. Whilst it is anticipated that the initial 12 month expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of £18,975,000. The anticipated contract go live date is August 2024.

CPV Codes

• 15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products
• 03220000 - Vegetables, fruits and nuts
• 03221000 - Vegetables
• 03221112 - Carrots
• 03221220 - Peas
• 03221230 - Peppers
• 03221240 - Tomatoes
• 03221270 - Cucumbers
• 03222000 - Fruit and nuts
• 03222111 - Bananas
• 03222115 - Raisins
• 03222200 - Citrus fruit
• 03222310 - Berry fruit
• 03222313 - Strawberries
• 03222321 - Apples
• 03222322 - Pears
• 03222340 - Grapes
• 15330000 - Processed fruit and vegetables
• 15331000 - Processed vegetables
• 15331100 - Fresh or frozen vegetables
• 15331130 - Beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables
• 15332100 - Processed fruit
• 15332410 - Dried fruit
• 15332419 - Sultanas
• 64120000 - Courier services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** … The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain: Food intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond to at the appropriate time. Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of £18,975,000, a Framework Agreement is considered necessary to provide suitable requirements. NHS Supply Chain: Food expects to provide successful suppliers with the opportunity to offer additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing, value added offerings and commitment/bulk buying initiatives. The contract will be between NHS Supply Chain: Food and the supplier, however: 1) NHS Supply Chain: Food; 2) Any NHS trust; 3) Any other NHS entity; 4) Any government department, agency or other statutory body; and/or 5) Any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the framework. As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain: Food would also like to engage with the suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the RFI document in respect of the services which are the subject of this procurement, then please follow the below instructions. Applicants wishing to complete the RFI must register their expression of interest. The RFI document will then be sent via the Jaggaer Messages tab. Registration: 1) Use URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html to access the NHS Supply Chain: Food e-Procurement Portal; 2) If not yet registered: — click on the 'Register Here’ link to access the registration page, Portal access: If registration has been completed: — login with URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html — click on ‘SQs Open to All Suppliers’ to get into the main section of the system. Expression of interest: — On the left-hand side, click on the Globe Icon, and under Sourcing select Published Opportunities then Current Opportunities. — express an interest by clicking on the 'Express Interest' button. RFI sheet: — the RFI sheet can be found under the Opportunity ‘Attachments’ section. The supplier must return a fully completed RFI sheet to NHS Supply Chain: Food through the Jaggaer messaging portal. — applicants will then have 8 weeks from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the request for information document.