‘Supply of Fruit and Vegetables for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme’.

Descriptions

‘The supply of different fruit and vegetables for consumption by school pupils as part of the “School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme”. The Framework Agreement is divided into 21 Lots. Suppliers are required to procure and deliver their awarded fruit and/or vegetables to the depot of the distributor(s) (whose services have been procured separately) 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.This Procurement is split into 21 Lots 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 are required to deliver fruit and/or vegetables to the awarded distributor for that region for onward distribution to schools.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Chain reserves the right to terminate the Framework Agreement if the funding for the Schools Fruit and Vegetables is withdrawn or if the terms of that funding change’.