School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme Distribution

Concepts

• food and drink
• sfvs
• cereals, potatoes, vegetables
• school fruit and vegetable scheme distribution
• school fruit
• vegetable scheme distribution
• primary schools
• management of fruit
• supply of school fruit
• vegetable products

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

NHS Supply Chain: Food is seeking suppliers who will have the capacity and capability to’ deliver and possess the drive to work collaboratively with NHS Supply Chain: Food and Schools to provide the right solution and manage the Distribution into Schools as part of the SFVS. This procurement is for: • The distribution, storage and management of Fruit and Vegetable products under the SFVS to schools in England, which is a Government funded initiative that supplies a piece of fruit or vegetable to all key stage 1 children (ages 4-7) in England for consumption up to 190 days each academic year. This procurement will be known as School Fruit and Vegetable Distribution (SFVD) and the Authority will award in line with the evaluation steps outlined within this ITT which is anticipated to be no more than 21 suppliers (although this may be more including reserve suppliers awarded) to the Framework Agreement to the most economically advantageous Applicants who will act as suppliers for the SFVS (the “Framework Agreement”).

Total Quantity or Scope

NHS Supply Chain: Food seeks to establish a Non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply of School Fruit and Vegetable Distribution to Schools in England (the “Customer(s)”). via the Direct Route. The awarded suppliers will be responsible for the storage management and distribution of the product lines to Schools within the scheme in England. The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 48 months. It is anticipated that in the first 24 months the value of the Framework Agreement will be in the region of £37,950,000. This is based on the around 16,520 Primary Schools currently using the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme. For the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value of the Framework Agreement will be in the region of £75,900,000. These values are approximate only and are based on the most recent historical usage information. The values provided are for guidance only and are not a guarantee of business.

Renewal Options

Applicants may tender for one, more than one, or all the Regions detailed in Appendix 8 – Distributor Depot Information. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £37,950,000 and £75,900,000 for the full 48 months (if extended). Applicants should refer to Appendix 2 – Specification for full details regarding the Regions referred to in the Lot above.

CPV Codes

• 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
• 03200000 - Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
• 03220000 - Vegetables, fruits and nuts
• 03221200 - Fruit vegetables
• 15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products
• 15332410 - Dried fruit
• 64120000 - Courier services

Indicators

• An E-Auction may be used.
• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal using the URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ to access the portal. Please see instructions below on how to Express Interest and Intend to Respond: - Once you have registered and logged in to Jaggaer, you will see a section called ‘Supplier Area’. Under this you will need to go to ‘ITTs open to All Suppliers’. In this section you will find an ITT titled ‘School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme Distribution’, click into this. - Once you have clicked into the ITT, click ‘Express Interest’ in the top right-hand corner. Once you have expressed interest in the ITT, a new option will appear titled ‘Intent to Respond’. You will need to click intend to respond to be able to fill in a response. - Once you have Expressed Interest and Intended to Respond to the ITT, this will now sit under ‘My ITTs’ in the Supplier Area and will no longer show under ‘ITTs Open to all Suppliers’. Please ensure to download and read all documents contained within the Attachments area Details of how to submit your response can be found within the Invitation to Tender document. For any technical help with the portal please contact: Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: help_uk@jaggaer.com