Beverages Confectionery & Snacks PIN 2025

A Prior Information Notice
by NHS SUPPLY CHAIN

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Future Contract (Supply)
Duration
not specified
Value
70M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
19 Jan 2024
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Various locations in the UK

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

This framework will combine the current existing category Cold Beverages Confectionery & Snacks and Hot Beverages & Vending Consumables. These categories are focused on providing the NHS ambient beverages, crisps and snacks through the transacted route to market. The framework aims to offer a wide range of products which meet the customer needs. Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure (24 months) under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of £40,000,000. I For the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value of the framework agreement will be in the region of £70,000,000. These values are approximate only. Procurement of the following categories to be delivered directly into NHS sites: Retail & Patient Beverage Coffee Retail & Patient Beverage Tea Carbonated & Non Carbonated Drinks Patient Beverage cordials Retail & Patient Beverage Juice Retail & Patient Beverage Water Vitamin Drinks Hot Chocolate & Malted Drinks In Cup Products & Vending Consumables Patient Feeding Biscuits Patient Feeding Cakes Retail & Patient Feeding Crisps and Snacks Confectionary Healthier Snacking

Lot Division

1 Retail & Patient Beverage Coffee Lot 1

Retail & Patient Beverage Coffee including but not limited to: Instant, filter and organic coffee products in a variety of pack sizes and pack formats. Including but not limited to tins, pouches, jars and sachets. Soluble coffee granules made from roasted and ground coffee beans that produce a hot beverage when mixed with boiling. Retail coffee such as iced coffee products which are ambient stable and cappuccino mixes.
2 Retail & Patient Beverage Tea Lot 2

Retail & Patient Beverage Tea including but not limited to: Fairtrade or equivalent, black, herbal, organic and bulk brew tea products. Tea bags containing black tea which when covered with boiling water infuse the dried, crushed leaves of the tea plant to create a hot drink. Products must be Fairtrade or have an equivalent certification.
3 Carbonated & Non Carbonated Drinks Lot 3

Carbonated & Non Carbonated Drinks including but not limited to: Carbonated cola drinks, carbonated citrus drinks, still fruit flavoured drinks and sugar free variations. Carbonated drinks, glucose drinks and iced tea.
4 Patient Beverage cordials Lot 4

Patient Beverage cordials including but not limited to: Squashes and sugar free squashes.
5 Retail & Patient Beverage Juice Lot 5

Retail & Patient Beverage Juice including but not limited to: Apple, orange, cranberry and pineapple juice cartons, and retail juice.
6 Retail & Patient Beverage Water Lot 6

Retail & Patient Beverage Water but not limited to: Still water-cuplet and still water bottles, canned and flavoured waters.
7 Vitamin Drinks Lot 7

Vitamin Drinks including but not limited to: Vitamin enriched carbonated and non-carbonated beverages.
8 Hot Chocolate & Malted Drinks Lot 8

Hot Chocolate & Malted Drinks including but not limited to: Powdered products in a variety of pack sizes and pack formats including but not limited to tin, pouches, and sachets.
9 In Cup Products & Vending Consumables Lot 9

In Cup Products & Vending Consumables including but not limited to: Retail and patient feeding in cup hot beverage solutions where the product is purchased in cup requiring the addition of hot water. This lot also includes hot beverage consumables including but not limited to coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and a variety of vending machine consumables.
10 Patient Feeding Biscuits Lot 10

Patient Feeding Biscuits including but not limited to: Boxes, roll packs, twin packs, mini packs and individually wrapped biscuits.
11 Patient Feeding Cakes Lot 11

Patient Feeding Cakes including but not limited to: Individually wrapped cakes, muffins, gluten free cakes, portioned cakes, and ambient based desserts.
12 Retail & Patient Feeding Crisps and Snacks Lot 12

Retail & Patient Feeding Crisps and Snacks including but not limited to: Crisps with pack sizes of less than 30g, savoury flavoured hummus crisps, potato crisp snacks, cheese baked snacks, tortilla crisps, corn puff crisps, sweet rice cakes.
13 Confectionary Lot 13

Confectionery including but not limited to: This lot is for retail sweet confectionery and chocolate products in both individual and sharing formats.
14 Healthier Snacking Lot 14

Healthier Snacking including but not limited to: Baked crisps, lentil-based crisps, popped crisps, popcorn, savoury rice cakes, dried fruit pouches, malt and fruit-based loaves, and nuts.

CPV Codes

  • 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 15860000 - Coffee, tea and related products
  • 15861000 - Coffee
  • 15861200 - Decaffeinated coffee
  • 15900000 - Beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 15863000 - Tea
  • 15863100 - Green tea
  • 15863200 - Black tea
  • 15864100 - Teabags
  • 15865000 - Herbal infusions
  • 15321000 - Fruit juices
  • 15321100 - Orange juice
  • 15321400 - Pineapple juice
  • 15321600 - Apple juice
  • 15321700 - Mixtures of unconcentrated juices
  • 15321800 - Concentrated juices
  • 15981400 - Flavoured mineral waters
  • 15982000 - Soft drinks
  • 15982100 - Fruit squashes
  • 15981000 - Mineral water
  • 15981100 - Still mineral water
  • 15981200 - Sparkling mineral water
  • 33616000 - Vitamins
  • 03211700 - Malt
  • 15511700 - Milk powder
  • 15840000 - Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery
  • 15841300 - Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 15841400 - Sweetened cocoa powder
  • 15842210 - Drinking chocolate
  • 15131600 - Beef and veal products
  • 15891000 - Soups and broths
  • 15891400 - Soups
  • 15891900 - Vegetable soups
  • 15894500 - Vending-machine ingredients
  • 15820000 - Rusks and biscuits; preserved pastry goods and cakes
  • 15821200 - Sweet biscuits
  • 15612500 - Bakery products
  • 15812000 - Pastry goods and cakes
  • 15812200 - Cakes
  • 03200000 - Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
  • 03211200 - Maize
  • 03212211 - Lentils
  • 03220000 - Vegetables, fruits and nuts
  • 03222000 - Fruit and nuts
  • 15312300 - Potato crisps
  • 15312310 - Flavoured potato crisps
  • 15312400 - Potato snacks
  • 15332000 - Processed fruit and nuts
  • 15332300 - Processed nuts
  • 15332410 - Dried fruit
  • 15613000 - Cereal grain products
  • 15613300 - Cereal products
  • 15842000 - Chocolate and sugar confectionery
  • 15842100 - Chocolate
  • 15842200 - Chocolate products
  • 15842220 - Chocolate bars
  • 15894400 - Snacks
  • 15842300 - Confectionery

Indicators

Other Information

Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure (24 months) under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of £40,000,000 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. The supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain: Food as detailed in the tender documents. NHS Supply Chain: Food is currently considering the use of lots for this procurement. However, it reserves the right not to as part of any future tender process. Further information in respect of the lot strategy will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement. 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 request for information document tin respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement, then please follow the below instructions. Applicants wishing to complete the Request for Information must register their expression of interest. The request for information 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 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. Request for information document: — the request for information questions will be in the Response Form (Q) within the qualification envelope. — applicants will then have 8 weeks from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the request for information document.

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