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Provision of Catering Food Supply.

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Northumbria University
Ellison Building
Contact point(s): Procurement Services
For the attention of: Katrina Foster
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912274334
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.northumbria.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.northumbriaunitenders.org

Electronic access to information: www.northumbriaunitenders.org

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.northumbriaunitenders.org

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of Catering Food Supply.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UKC22

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 20

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 12

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 700 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The supply of foodstuffs to support a multi-location University catering operation.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15100000, 15300000, 15400000, 15500000, 15800000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month period.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 700 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: Option to extend by a further 2 x 12 months.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Bakery
1)Short description
The provision of bakery items
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15612500

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Sandwiches
1)Short description
The provision of premade sandwiches
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15811511

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Fresh Fish
1)Short description
Provision of Fresh Fish Products
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15200000

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Meat
1)Short description
Provision of Fresh Meat
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15130000

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 5 Lot title: Fruit & Vegetables
1)Short description
Provision of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15300000

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 6 Lot title: Dairy
1)Short description
Provision of Dairy Products
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15500000

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 7 Lot title: Frozen products
1)Short description
Provision of Frozen Products
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15896000

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 8 Lot title: Ambient Food Products
1)Short description
Provision of Ambient Food Products
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15890000

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 9 Lot title: Retail Food and Beverage
1)Short description
Provision of Retail Food and Beverage
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15842300, 15312400, 15894400, 15982000, 15981000, 15981400

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 10 Lot title: Consumables
1)Short description
Provision of consumable catering products
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

39222110, 39240000, 39221110, 33772000, 39222120

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 11 Lot title: Alcohol
1)Short description
Provision of Alcoholic Products
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15910000, 15961000, 15940000, 15930000

3)Quantity or scope
Delivery for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
The contracting authority reserves the right to require any deposits, guarantees, bonds, insurance or similarprotections which it in its absolute discretion requires.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Delivery Payment.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Groupings of tenderers may be required to form separate limited company, take a particular form, that one takesresponsibility and liability and/or that each accepts joint and several liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The contracting authority reserves the right to require any deposits, guarantees, bonds, insurance or similar protections which it in its absolute discretion requires.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 5
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
T13/3358
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 4.11.2013 - 15:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
7.11.2013
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 7.11.2013 - 15:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Northumbria University
Sutherland Building
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1912274078
Internet address: www.northumbria.ac.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Northumbria University
Ellison Building
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1912274334
Internet address: www.northumbria.ac.uk

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2079476112
Internet address: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
3.10.2013