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title: "Direct Award for the Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Meats and Fresh Fish"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000735291"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-06-15"
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# Direct Award for the Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Meats and Fresh Fish

Buyer: SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000735291

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## Summary

The South Lanarkshire Council has awarded a contract for the Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Meats, and Fresh Fish. This contract was directly awarded under the Scotland Excel Framework and covers three lots: Fresh Meats, Cooked Meats, and Fresh Fish. The contract started on June 13, 2023, and will run until March 31, 2027. The buying organisation is the South Lanarkshire Council, and the contract was awarded through an open procurement method.

This tender by the South Lanarkshire Council presents opportunities for businesses interested in supplying fresh meats, cooked meats, and fresh fish. The council has identified suitable suppliers via the Scotland Excel Framework and will be working with Campbells Prime Meat Ltd, Brake Bros Ltd, and BERNARD CORRIGAN LTD for the respective lots. Businesses in the food supply industry, especially those focusing on meat and fish products, would find this opportunity well-suited to compete and potentially grow their business.

## Notice

South Lanarkshire Council have an ongoing requirement to appoint a suitable supplier for the Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Meats & Fresh Fish on behalf of Facilities Services, Education Resources and Social Work Resources. The Council's Procurement Service have identified a suitable and accessible framework as follows: Framework: Scotland Excel Framework (SXL) Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Framework Period: Meats and Fresh Fish (03-22) Lot 1 Fresh Meats Lot 2 Cooked Meats Lot 3 Fresh Fish The Council have utilised the above framework for a number of years. The renewed Framework arrangements went live on the 01 April 2023 for a period of four years with no option to extend. This will be the fourth generation of the framework.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 Fresh Meats

On review of the options available to the Council under the Scotland Excel Framework it was agreed that directly selecting the highest ranked contractors within each Lot from the framework would provide best value to the Council. The Council conducted a benchmarking exercise to ensure that the suppliers ranked the highest by Scotland Excel were reflective of the internal ordering trends across Facilities, Education and Social Work. The exercise demonstrated that for Lot 1, 2 and 3, the Council arrived at the same conclusions as Scotland Excel and the suppliers recommended by the Framework do provide the most economically advantageous tenders for each Lot. Campbell's Prime Meat ranked the highest within Lot 1 and it was therefore agreed that awarding the contract via Direct Award under Lot 1 to the incumbent supplier would provide best value to the Council. The contract will run from a period of the 13th June 2023 until 31 March 2027 with no option to extend.

Lot 2 Cooked Meats

On review of the options available to the Council under the Scotland Excel Framework it was agreed that directly selecting the highest ranked contractors within each Lot from the framework would provide best value to the Council. The Council conducted a benchmarking exercise to ensure that the suppliers ranked the highest by Scotland Excel were reflective of the internal ordering trends across Facilities, Education and Social Work. The exercise demonstrated that for Lot 1, 2 and 3, the Council arrived at the same conclusions as Scotland Excel and the suppliers recommended by the Framework do provide the most economically advantageous tenders for each Lot. Brake Bros Ltd ranked the highest within Lot 2 and it was therefore agreed that awarding the contract via Direct Award under Lot 2 to the incumbent supplier would provide best value to the Council. The contract will run from a period of the 13 June 2023 until 31 March 2027 with no option to extend.

Lot 3 Fresh Fish

On review of the options available to the Council under the Scotland Excel Framework it was agreed that directly selecting the highest ranked contractors within each Lot from the framework would provide best value to the Council. The Council conducted a benchmarking exercise to ensure that the suppliers ranked the highest by Scotland Excel were reflective of the internal ordering trends across Facilities, Education and Social Work. The exercise demonstrated that for Lot 1, 2 and 3, the Council arrived at the same conclusions as Scotland Excel and the suppliers recommended by the Framework do provide the most economically advantageous tenders for each Lot. Bernard Corrigan Limited ranked the highest within Lot 3 and it was therefore agreed that awarding the contract via Direct Award under Lot 3 to the incumbent supplier would provide best value to the Council. The contract will run from a period of the 13 June 2023 until 31 March 2027 with no option to extend.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN481264 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £511,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | HAMILTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML3 0AA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Hamilton North and East |
| Westminster constituency | Hamilton and Clyde Valley |
| Delivery location | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | BERNARD CORRIGAN; BRAKE BROS; CAMPBELLS PRIME MEAT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15100000 - Animal products, meat and meat products

## Release History

- 15 Jun 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN481264

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN481264
  Direct Award for the Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Meats and Fresh Fish - South Lanarkshire Council have an ongoing requirement to appoint a suitable supplier for the Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Meats & Fresh Fish on behalf of Facilities Services, Education Resources and Social Work Resources. The Council's Procurement Service have identified a suitable and accessible framework as follows: Framework: Scotland Excel Framework (SXL) Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meats, Cooked Framework Period: Meats and Fresh Fish (03-22) Lot 1 Fresh Meats Lot 2 Cooked Meats Lot 3 Fresh Fish The Council have utilised the above framework for a number of years. The renewed Framework arrangements went live on the 01 April 2023 for a period of four years with no option to extend. This will be the fourth generation of the framework.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000735291

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