Ambient Foods 2025

A Tender Notice
by NHS SUPPLY CHAIN

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Goods)
Duration
23.5 month
Value
£72M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
25 Oct 2024
Delivery
To 19 Nov 2026 (est.)
Deadline
29 Nov 2024 15:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

NHS Supply Chain: Food seeks to establish a Non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply of Ambient Foods to Trusts within the NHS (the “Customer(s)”) via the Stocked Route covering products from the following categories: Canned Goods, Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products, Cereals & Porridge, Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams, Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces, Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups, Custard, Condiments, Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners, Milk Powder & Portions, Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives, Edible Oils, Grocery Lines. The awarded suppliers will be responsible for the supply who will deliver and manage Ambient Foods into the NHS and its Trusts for their catering needs. 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 £36,131,500. This is based on the circa 250 Trusts using the current NHS Supply Chain: Food Ambient framework. For the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value of the Framework Agreement will be in the region of £72,263,000. These values are approximate only and are based on the most recent historical usage information, with a forecasted level of growth. The values provided are for guidance only and are not a guarantee of business.

Lot Division

1 Canned Goods
  • Value: £14M

This lot will cover Canned Goods. Including but not limited to beef and veal products, canned or tinned fish, processed fruit and vegetables, baked beans, canned tomatoes and canned goods. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £6,828,854 and £13,657,707 for the full 48 months (if extended).
2 Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products
  • Value: £3M

This lot will cover Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products. Including but not limited to glucose and glucose products; fructose and fructose products, special nutritional products, dietetic products and thickeners. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,625,918 and £3,251,835 for the full 48 months (if extended).
3 Cereals & Porridge
  • Value: £16M

This lot will cover Cereals & Porridge Including but not limited to grain mill products, cereal grain products, ground oats, prepared breakfast cereals, cornflakes, muesli or equivalent, puffed wheat and rolled oats. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £7,876,667 and £15,753,334 for the full 48 months (if extended).
4 Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams
  • Value: £4M

This lot will cover Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams. Including but not limited to jams and marmalades; fruit jellies; fruit or nut purée and pastes, marmalades, orange marmalade, jams, apricot jam, blackcurrant jam, raspberry jam and strawberry jam. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,167,890 and £4,335,780 for the full 48 months (if extended).
5 Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces
  • Value: £3M

This lot will cover Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces. Including but not limited to soups and broths, mixes for stocks and gravy mixes. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,264,603 and £2,529,205 for the full 48 months (if extended).
6 Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups
  • Value: £4M

This lot will cover Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups. Including but not limited to soups and broths, meat soups, fish soups, mixed soups, soups, soups mixes, broths, vegetable soups and canned goods. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,023,364 and £4,046,728 for the full 48 months (if extended).
7 Custard
  • Value: £5M

This lot will cover Custard. Including but not limited to starches and starch products and custard. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,384,679 and £4,769,358 for the full 48 months (if extended).
8 Condiments
  • Value: £3M

This lot will cover Condiments. Including but not limited to condiments and seasonings, vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard and herbs and spices. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,445,260 and £2,890,520 for the full 48 months (if extended).
9 Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners
  • Value: £5M

This lot will cover Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners. Including but not limited to sugar, white sugar and sugar syrups. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,709,863 and £5,419,725 for the full 48 months (if extended).
10 Milk Powder & Portions
  • Value: £4M

This lot will cover Milk Powder & Portions. Including but not limited to dairy products, milk and cream, milk and milk powder. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,042,480 and £4,084,960 for the full 48 months (if extended).
11 Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives
  • Value: £323K

This lot will cover Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives. Including but not limited to coconuts, processed nuts, soya, oats and almonds. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £161,542 and £323,083 for the full 48 months (if extended).
12 Edible Oils
  • Value: £2M

This lot will cover Edible Oils. Including but not limited to refined oils and vegetable oils. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £758,762 and £1,517,523 for the full 48 months (if extended).
13 Grocery Lines
  • Value: £10M

This lot will cover Grocery Lines. Including but not limited to dessert mixes, jelly, nut pastes, peanut butter, fruit purees, grain mill products, starches and starch products, cereal or vegetable flour and related products, wheat flour, wholemeal flour, breadmaking flour, plain flour, pastry flour, self-raising flour, corn flour, mixes for the preparation of bakers wares, cake mixes, baking mixes, processed rice, long-grain rice, tapioca, semolina, honey, desserts, farinaceous products, uncooked pasta, prepared pasta and couscous, lasagne, canned pasta, potato instant mash. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £4,841,621 and £9,683,242 for the full 48 months (if extended).

Renewal Options

The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months

CPV Codes

  • 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 15131600 - Beef and veal products
  • 15240000 - Canned or tinned fish and other prepared or preserved fish
  • 15241000 - Coated, canned or tinned fish
  • 15241100 - Canned salmon
  • 15241400 - Canned tuna
  • 15331400 - Preserved and/or canned vegetables
  • 15331411 - Baked beans
  • 15331423 - Canned tomatoes
  • 15331460 - Canned vegetables
  • 15331462 - Canned peas
  • 15331463 - Canned shelled beans
  • 15331464 - Canned whole beans
  • 15897000 - Canned goods and field rations
  • 15897200 - Canned goods
  • 15622000 - Glucose and glucose products; fructose and fructose products
  • 15622100 - Glucose and glucose products
  • 15622110 - Glucose
  • 15622120 - Glucose syrup
  • 15622300 - Fructose and fructose products
  • 15622310 - Fructose
  • 15622320 - Fructose preparations
  • 15622321 - Fructose solutions
  • 15622322 - Fructose syrup
  • 15880000 - Special nutritional products
  • 15882000 - Dietetic products
  • 15892400 - Thickeners
  • 03211000 - Cereals
  • 03211600 - Oats
  • 15610000 - Grain mill products
  • 15613000 - Cereal grain products
  • 15613100 - Ground oats
  • 15613300 - Cereal products
  • 15613310 - Prepared breakfast cereals
  • 15613311 - Cornflakes
  • 15613313 - Muesli or equivalent
  • 15613319 - Puffed wheat
  • 15613380 - Rolled oats
  • 15332200 - Jams and marmalades; fruit jellies; fruit or nut purée and pastes
  • 15332230 - Marmalades
  • 15332231 - Orange marmalade
  • 15332232 - Lemon marmalade
  • 15332290 - Jams
  • 15332291 - Apricot jam
  • 15332292 - Blackberry jam
  • 15332293 - Blackcurrant jam
  • 15332294 - Cherry jam
  • 15332295 - Raspberry jam
  • 15332296 - Strawberry jam
  • 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
  • 15870000 - Condiments and seasonings
  • 15871000 - Vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard
  • 15871200 - Sauces, mixed condiments and mixed seasonings
  • 15871260 - Sauces
  • 15891000 - Soups and broths
  • 15891100 - Meat soups
  • 15891200 - Fish soups
  • 15891300 - Mixed soups
  • 15891400 - Soups
  • 15891410 - Soup mixes
  • 15891500 - Broths
  • 15891600 - Stocks
  • 15891610 - Mixes for stocks
  • 15891900 - Vegetable soups
  • 15893300 - Gravy mixes
  • 15600000 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products
  • 15620000 - Starches and starch products
  • 15623000 - Starches
  • 15626000 - Custard powder
  • 15871100 - Vinegar and vinegar substitutes
  • 15871110 - Vinegar or equivalent
  • 15871230 - Tomato ketchup
  • 15871250 - Mustard
  • 15871270 - Mixed condiments
  • 15871273 - Mayonnaise
  • 15872000 - Herbs and spices
  • 15872100 - Pepper
  • 15872200 - Spices
  • 15872300 - Herbs
  • 15872400 - Salt
  • 15831000 - Sugar
  • 15831200 - White sugar
  • 15831500 - Sugar syrups
  • 15500000 - Dairy products
  • 15511000 - Milk
  • 15511100 - Pasteurised milk
  • 15511200 - Sterilised milk
  • 15511210 - UHT milk
  • 15511300 - Skimmed milk
  • 15511400 - Semi-skimmed milk
  • 15511500 - Full-cream milk
  • 15511600 - Condensed milk
  • 15511700 - Milk powder
  • 15512000 - Cream
  • 15512100 - Single cream
  • 15512200 - Double cream
  • 15512300 - Clotted cream
  • 15512900 - Whipping cream
  • 15332300 - Processed nuts
  • 15411000 - Animal or vegetable oils
  • 15411100 - Vegetable oils
  • 15411110 - Olive oil
  • 15411120 - Sesame oil
  • 15411130 - Groundnut oil
  • 15411140 - Coconut oil
  • 15411200 - Cooking oil
  • 15411210 - Frying oil
  • 15421000 - Refined oils
  • 03211300 - Rice
  • 15312100 - Instant mashed potatoes
  • 15332240 - Fruit jellies
  • 15332260 - Nut pastes
  • 15332261 - Peanut butter
  • 15332270 - Fruit purées
  • 15611000 - Husked rice
  • 15612000 - Cereal or vegetable flour and related products
  • 15612100 - Wheat flour
  • 15612110 - Wholemeal flour
  • 15612120 - Breadmaking flour
  • 15612130 - Plain flour
  • 15612150 - Pastry flour
  • 15612190 - Self-raising flour
  • 15612200 - Cereal flour
  • 15612210 - Corn flour
  • 15612220 - Rice flour
  • 15612300 - Vegetable flour and meal
  • 15612400 - Mixes for the preparation of baker's wares
  • 15612410 - Cake mixes
  • 15612420 - Baking mixes
  • 15614000 - Processed rice
  • 15614100 - Long-grain rice
  • 15614200 - Milled rice
  • 15624000 - Tapioca
  • 15625000 - Semolina
  • 15831600 - Honey
  • 15833100 - Desserts
  • 15851000 - Farinaceous products
  • 15851100 - Uncooked pasta
  • 15851200 - Prepared pasta and couscous
  • 15851210 - Prepared pasta
  • 15851220 - Stuffed pasta
  • 15851230 - Lasagne
  • 15851250 - Couscous
  • 15851290 - Canned pasta
  • 15893200 - Dessert mixes

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Financial restrictions apply.
  • Professional qualifications are sought.
  • Technical restrictions apply.

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: Selection Questionnaire 1. 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 Ambient Foods 2025’, click into this. 2. 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. 3. 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’. Lots 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 13 ITTs which are the Lots for this Framework Agreement. The ITTs will have the following titles: Lot 1 – Canned Goods Lot 2 – Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products Lot 3 – Cereals & Porridge Lot 4 – Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams Lot 5 – Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces Lot 6 – Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups Lot 7 – Custard Lot 8 – Condiments Lot 9 – Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners Lot 10 – Milk Powder & Portions Lot 11 – Non-Diary Milk Alternatives Lot 12 – Edible Oils Lot 13 – Grocery Lines Once you have clicked into your chosen Lot(s), 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’. Submission instructions for this procurement will be included within the Invitation to Tender document. 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

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