Norse Commercial Services Limited: Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England

UK-Norwich: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Norse Commercial Services Limited
       280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, NR6 6EQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1603894162, Email: Selina.Powles@norsegroup.co.uk
       Main Address: https://norsegroup.co.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://norsegroup.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Facilities Management

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Norse has undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a supplier for Fresh Produce, to supply and deliver to all relevant Norse Catering establishments listed within the East of England. The anticipated Contract length is two years with the option to extend for up to a total of 36 months. The value of this Contract is estimated at 4,930,000 GBP over the full potential five year Contract Period (including extensions).

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 4,930,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      EAST OF ENGLAND
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Norse has undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a supplier for Fresh Produce, to supply and deliver to all relevant Norse Catering establishments listed within the East of England. The anticipated Contract length is two years with the option to extend for up to a total of 36 months. The value of this Contract is estimated at 4,930,000 GBP over the full potential five year Contract Period (including extensions).

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service / Weighting: 40
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open Accelerated
         Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: 30 days as electronic submission

   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-013518
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 780140139    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 12/07/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Barsby Produce Ltd, 07580846
             Unit 1, Old Meadow Road, Hardwick Industrial Estate, Kings Lynn, PE30 4JX, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 4,930,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 4,930,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=807313148

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Norse Commercial Services Limited
          280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, NR6 6EQ, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/09/2023