Supply and Distribution of Groceries and Provisions

Concepts

• bolton
• food and drink
• coventry
• romero catholic academy
• full details of the service provision
• grocery
• distribution of groceries
• comprehensive range
• emergency services
• central government departments

Location

United Kingdom: uk

Description

This Framework is designed to meet the Grocery and Provisions needs of The Romero Catholic Academy is also open for use by all contracting authorities across the UK public sector (and any future successors to these organisations). These include (but not limited to) central government departments and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Police Authorities, Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Hospices, Registered Charities, National Parks and Registered Social Landlords. Full details of the classification of eligible end user establishments and geographical areas is available at http://www.dukefieldfoodservice.com/fts-eligible-users.

Total Quantity or Scope

This Framework is designed to meet the Grocery and Provisions needs across the entire UK public sector. The framework covers a comprehensive range and full details of the service provision are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Renewal Options

48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

CPV Codes

• 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
• 15600000 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products
• 15200000 - Prepared and preserved fish
• 15400000 - Animal or vegetable oils and fats
• 15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products
• 15100000 - Animal products, meat and meat products
• 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

A preferred supplier and a second and third placed supplier will be awarded a place on the framework. There will be a maximum of 3 suppliers awarded a place on the framework. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The framework is being delivered through The Romero Catholic Academy and its partners Dukefield Foodservice Ltd (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Group Ltd). Dukefield Foodservice Ltd are acting as agents of The Romero Catholic Academy in the development and ongoing contract management of this framework. The contracting authority will be usingan eTendering system to conduct the procurement exercise.To access the procurement documentation suppliers must register their company details on the Sourcing Cloud system at: https://suppliers.multiquote.com the tender is available from the opportunities menu on the login page of the site. The contracting authority shall not be under any obligation to accept the lowest tender or indeed any tender. The Romero Catholic Academy expressly reserves the rights: (a) to terminate the procurement process and not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process at any time; (b) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement as detailed within the tender documentation; (c) to award a contract covering only part of the Contracting Authority's requirements if explicitly detailed within the tender documentation; (d) to disqualify any organisation from the process that canvasses any employee of the Contracting Authority during the procurement process or standstill period if applicable; (e) seek clarifications to tender responses on the basis that any clarification sought will not confer any undue competitive advantage in the favour of any supplier from whom such clarifications are being sought; (f) where the contracting authority can evidence that there is a conflict of interest, either personal or in consideration of any organisation bidding for the contract, the contracting authority shall have the explicit right to immediately exclude that person or organisation from the tender process entirely; (g) where the contracting authority has engaged in any pre-market soft testing prior to the commencement of the procurement process, the contracting authority reserves the right to name any organisation that has been involved in these discussions and release any and all specifications/discussion documents to the market where appropriate to the subject matter of this procurement; (h) the contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by tenderers; (i) the value of the framework provided in section II.1.5) is only an estimate and the contracting authority will not guarantee any business through this framework agreement; and (j) the contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement open for use by all Public Sector Bodies as stated in II.1.4). Tenderers should note, in reference to section IV.1.3), envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework: