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Supply and Distribution of Fruit and Vegetables under the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.

Descriptions

The supply and distribution of different fruit and vegetables for consumption by school pupils as part of the ‘School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme’. The Framework Agreement will be divided into 22 Lots. Under Lots 1-21 Suppliers will be required to procure and deliver their awarded fruit and/or vegetables to the depot of the distributor(s) awarded to serve the relevant region for onward distribution to schools. For purpose of organisation the supply and distribution areas are divided into 21 different regional areas covering the whole of England. Under Lot 22 Distributors will be required to order and receive deliveries of fruit and vegetables from various suppliers in accordance with the ‘Consumption Calendar’ and to distribute such fruit and vegetables to schools.This Procurement is split into 22 Lots;Lot 1 to 21 — These Lots are for the supply of fruit and vegetables under the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme this will include Apples Easy Peel Citrus Fruit Pears Bananas Carrots Tomatoes Strawberries Sugar Snap Peas Dried Grapes Grapes Mini Cucumbers and Mini Sweet Bite Peppers.Lot 1 — Region 1Lot 2 — Region 2Lot 3 — Region 3Lot 4 — Region 4Lot 5 — Region 5Lot 6 — Region 6Lot 7 — Region 7Lot 8 — Region 8Lot 9 — Region 9Lot 10 — Region 10Lot 11 — Region 11Lot 12 — Region 12Lot 13 — Region 13Lot 14 — Region 14Lot 15 — Region 15Lot 16 — Region 16Lot 17 — Region 17Lot 18 — Region 18Lot 19 — Region 19Lot 20 — Region 20Lot 21 — Region 21Suppliers will be required to deliver fruit and/or vegetables to the awarded distributor for that region for onward distribution to schools. For the purpose of organisation the supply and distribution areas are divided into 21 different regional areas (please refer to section 2.5.24 in the Invitation to Tender for details) covering 152 Local Authorities throughout England.Lot 22 — This Lot is for the distribution of fruit and vegetables to 21 regions throughout England (please refer to section 2.5.24 in the Invitation to Tender for details) which consists of 152 Local Authorities in total. Distributors will be required to distribute various categories of fruit and vegetables (this includes Apples Easy Peel Citrus Fruit Pears Bananas Carrots Tomatoes Strawberries Sugar Snap Peas Dried Grapes Grapes Mini Cucumbers and Mini Sweet Bite Peppers) in accordance with the ‘Consumption Calendar’ and will receive deliveries of fruit and vegetables from suppliers awarded to the applicable Lot(s) 1 to 21.The term of this Framework Agreement is 4 years but it may be terminated early. Applicants should therefore note the provisions set out in the Framework Agreement permitting early termination of the Framework Agreement. In particular NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to terminate the Framework Agreement if the funding for the Schools Fruit and Vegetables is withdrawn or if the terms of that funding change.

Timeline

Published Date :

9th Sep 2015 9 years ago

Deadline :

5th Oct 2015 9 years ago

Contract Start :

N/A

Contract End :

N/A

Tender Regions

CPV Codes

64120000 - Courier services

3222322 - Pears

3222313 - Strawberries

3221230 - Peppers

15331100 - Fresh or frozen vegetables

3222200 - Citrus fruit

3222340 - Grapes

15332410 - Dried fruit

15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products

3222115 - Raisins

3222321 - Apples

15332100 - Processed fruit

3220000 - Vegetables, fruits and nuts

15331000 - Processed vegetables

3221270 - Cucumbers

3221220 - Peas

3221240 - Tomatoes

3222000 - Fruit and nuts

15331130 - Beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables

3222330 - Stone fruit

15330000 - Processed fruit and vegetables

3222310 - Berry fruit

15332419 - Sultanas

15332180 - Melons

3221112 - Carrots

3221000 - Vegetables

3222111 - Bananas

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Closed

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Details

Notice Type :

Open opportunity

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

TenderBase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Region :

North Region

Attachments :

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors