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title: "58_21 Ready Meals"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028e30"
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# 58_21 Ready Meals

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028e30

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## Summary

The procurement process involves ESPO, a central purchasing body based in Leicester, UK, which is seeking suppliers for its tender titled "58_21 Ready Meals." This process falls under the public procurement category of goods, specifically focusing on food products. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, and the current stage is the contract award phase. Key details include that the framework agreement is for the supply of frozen ready meal solutions, with contracts potentially signed on 5th January 2021, encompassing various meal components. Businesses should take note of the structure of the lot system involved in this tender.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers within the food industry. Companies specialising in the production and distribution of frozen food products, catering services, or meal solutions would be well-positioned to compete in this tender. With the potential to serve various public bodies, including local authorities and educational institutions, standalone enterprises and larger suppliers can leverage this framework agreement to expand their client base and engage in long-term contracts.

## Notice

A multi supplier framework agreement for the supply of frozen ready meal solutions that shall include complete single portion main meals and desserts and multi-portion meal components, including main and side dishes, desserts and sweet and savoury sauces.

### Lot Information

Single Portion Ready Meals

Supply of a range of frozen complete single portion main meals and desserts. The following infomation is applicable to all lots: ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Ltd, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the second framework) with ESPO Trading Ltd on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any second framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Ltd may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the framework agreement.

Options: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.

Multi-Portion Meal Components

Supply of a range of frozen ready meal solutions to include multi-portion meal components, including main and side dishes, desserts and sweet and savory sauces.

Options: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017328-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | APETITO; BFS GROUP LIMITED T/A BIDFOOD; COUNTY ENTERPRISE FOODS PART OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; I CARE (GB; NH CASE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
- 15882000 - Dietetic products
- 15894200 - Prepared meals
- 15894210 - School meals
- 15894220 - Hospital meals
- 15894300 - Prepared dishes
- 15896000 - Deep-frozen products

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2022 at 12:04 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017328-2022
- 28 Jan 2021 at 15:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001754-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.espo.org/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:325108-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.espo.org/
- https://www.espo.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/ESPOs_powers_to_trade__website_-2016-12-22.pdf

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