--- title: "Ambient Food" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044887" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044887" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044887.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044887.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SUPPLY CHAIN" published: "2024-03-14" --- # Ambient Food Buyer: NHS SUPPLY CHAIN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044887 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044887) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044887.json) ## Summary The National Health Service (NHS) Supply Chain is planning a national framework agreement for ambient food products. The tender is for the supply of dried goods, preserves, nutritional supplements, commodities, and seasonal canned goods to the NHS Supply Chain across the UK. The estimated value of the contract is GBP 60,000,000. Key procurement dates include a future notice date on 25th October 2024. The procurement stage is "planning", and the industry category is "Food, beverages, tobacco, and related products". This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in food supply to compete for contracts supplying various categories of food items. Businesses that specialise in producing and supplying canned goods, oral nutritional supplements, cereals, jams, gravy, soups, custard, condiments, sugar, milk products, edible oils, and other grocery items would be well-suited to participate in this procurement process. The contract offers the chance for growth in the food supply industry, particularly for companies with experience in delivering ambient food products. ## Notice National framework agreement for ambient food products -- tender for supply of dried goods and preserves, nutritional supplements, commodities and seasonal canned goods, non-seasonal goods to the NHS Supply Chain on a national and local basis. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of estimated annual value of GBP 15 000 000 in the first year of this framework agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the framework agreement. Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of PS60,000,000. Procurement of the following categories to be delivered to NHS supply chain depots via the stocked route of supply: Canned Goods Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products Cereals & Porridge Jams Reduced Sugar Jam Gravy, Bouillons and Cooking Sauces Single Serve Instant Soup Bulk Soup Custard Condiments Sugar Sugar Portions Sweeteners Milk Powder & Portions Non-Diary Milk Edible Oils Grocery Lines ### Lot Information Canned Goods This lot will include but not be limited to: canned fish, canned meat, canned vegetables, canned fruit Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products This lot will include but not be limited to: nutritional supplements Cereals & Porridge This lot will include but not be limited to: cereals, cereal bars and porridge in bulk (food service packs) and portion packs. Jams This lot will include but not be limited to: jams in bulk (food service packs) and portion packs. Reduced Sugar Jams This lot will include but not be limited to: jams with reduced sugar Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces This lot will include but not be limited to: gravy, bouillon and ready to use sauces Single Serve Instant Soups This lot will include but not be limited to: Single Serve Instant Soup sachets. Bulk Soups This lot will include but not be limited to: bulk (food service packs) liquid soups and soup mixes. Custard This lot will include but not be limited to: bulk (food service packs) custard powder, ready to eat custard and individual custard portions. Condiments This lot will include but not be limited to: sauces, salt, pepper, herbs, spices and vinegar in a range of sizes. Sugar This lot will include but not be limited to: Caster sugar, sugar cubes, Demerara sugar, Golden Syrup, Granulated sugar, Icing sugar, Soft dark brown sugar and Soft light brown sugar in a range of sizes. Sugar Portions This lot will include but not be limited to: White sugar sticks & sachets and Demerara sugar sticks & sachets. Sweetners This lot will include but not be limited to: various sweeteners in bulk (food service packs) and portion formats. Milk Powder & Portions This lot will include but not be limited to: milk powder, milk portions and cream replacer. Non Dairy Milk Alternatives This lot will include but not be limited to: coconut milk, almond milk, oat milk and soya milk. Edible Oils This lot will include but not be limited to; edible oil in various formats. Grocery Lines This lot will include but not be limited to; dried fruit, fruit pots, herbs & spices, pasta, rice & grains, instant mash, pickled vegetables, savoury spreads, sweet spreads, desserts, cake mixes, pie fillings, flour, jelly crystals and jelly pots. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008169-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Oct 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SUPPLY CHAIN | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8UG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ### Codes - 03222120 - Coconuts - 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15131600 - Beef and veal products - 15240000 - Canned or tinned fish and other prepared or preserved fish - 15330000 - Processed fruit and vegetables - 15331411 - Baked beans - 15331423 - Canned tomatoes - 15332200 - Jams and marmalades; fruit jellies; fruit or nut purée and pastes - 15332230 - Marmalades - 15332231 - Orange marmalade - 15332240 - Fruit jellies - 15332260 - Nut pastes - 15332261 - Peanut butter - 15332270 - Fruit purées - 15332290 - Jams - 15332291 - Apricot jam - 15332293 - Blackcurrant jam - 15332295 - Raspberry jam - 15332296 - Strawberry jam - 15332300 - Processed nuts - 15411000 - Animal or vegetable oils - 15421000 - Refined oils - 15500000 - Dairy products - 15510000 - Milk and cream - 15511000 - Milk - 15511700 - Milk powder - 15600000 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products - 15610000 - Grain mill products - 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 - 15612210 - Corn flour - 15612400 - Mixes for the preparation of baker's wares - 15612410 - Cake mixes - 15612420 - Baking mixes - 15613000 - Cereal grain products - 15613100 - Ground oats - 15613310 - Prepared breakfast cereals - 15613311 - Cornflakes - 15613313 - Muesli or equivalent - 15613319 - Puffed wheat - 15613380 - Rolled oats - 15614000 - Processed rice - 15614100 - Long-grain rice - 15620000 - Starches and starch products - 15622000 - Glucose and glucose products; fructose and fructose products - 15624000 - Tapioca - 15625000 - Semolina - 15626000 - Custard powder - 15831000 - Sugar - 15831200 - White sugar - 15831500 - Sugar syrups - 15831600 - Honey - 15833100 - Desserts - 15851000 - Farinaceous products - 15851100 - Uncooked pasta - 15851200 - Prepared pasta and couscous - 15851210 - Prepared pasta - 15851230 - Lasagne - 15851250 - Couscous - 15851290 - Canned pasta - 15870000 - Condiments and seasonings - 15871000 - Vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard - 15872000 - Herbs and spices - 15880000 - Special nutritional products - 15882000 - Dietetic products - 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 - 15892400 - Thickeners - 15893200 - Dessert mixes - 15893300 - Gravy mixes - 15897200 - Canned goods ## Release History - 14 Mar 2024 at 12:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008169-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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