Multi Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Prepared Products to the Health Service Executive

The Office of Government Procurement

The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on behalf of the Health Service Executive (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).
In summary, the Goods comprise: Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Prepared Products to the Health Service Executive.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-07-31. The procurement was published on 2018-06-28.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-06-28 Contract notice
2018-11-20 Contract award notice
2019-03-14 Additional information
Contract notice (2018-06-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Fruit, vegetables and related products
Reference number: FCT036F
Short description:
The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on behalf of the Health Service Executive (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”). In summary, the Goods comprise: Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Prepared Products to the Health Service Executive.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Fruit, vegetables and related products 📦
Additional CPV: Potatoes 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
Mixed

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie đź“§
Phone: +353 761008000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=131226&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=131226&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-06-28 đź“…
Submission deadline: 2018-07-31 đź“…
Publication date: 2018-07-03 đź“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 125-284323
Refers to notice: 2018/S 047-102659
OJ-S issue: 125

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on behalf of the Health Service Executive (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP.
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The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).
In summary, the Goods comprise: Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Prepared Products to the Health Service Executive.
Estimated total value: 20 028 000 EUR đź’°
Title of the lot: HSE Mid — West (Clare, Limerick and Tipperary North)
Lot number: 1
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 6 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate.
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Title of the lot: HSE West (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon)
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: HSE North West 1 (Sligo and Leitrim)
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: HSE North West 2 (Donegal)
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: HSE South (Cork and Kerry)
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: HSE South East (Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary South)
Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: HSE North East (Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan)
Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: HSE East (Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare)
Lot number: 8
Title of the lot: HSE Midlands (Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath)
Lot number: 9

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT#135975)

Procedure
Number of participants to be contemplated: 63
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2018-07-31 đź“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of tenderer’s proposed contract management plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 120
Quality criterion (name): Quality of tenderer’s methodology for ensuring continuity of supply and reliable deliveries
Quality of tenderer’s methodology in respect of disaster recovery proposals
Quality of tenderer’s proposals in respect of proposed product traceability
Quality of tenderer’s proposals in respect goods recalls, client complaints procedure and corrective actions
Cost criterion: Cost
Cost weighting: 400
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s proposed Contract Management Plan
Quality of Tenderer’s methodology for Ensuring Continuity of Supply and Reliable Deliveries
Quality of Tenderer’s methodology in respect of Disaster Recovery Proposals
Quality of Tenderer’s proposals in respect of proposed Product Traceability
Quality of Tenderer’s proposals in respect Goods Recalls, Client Complaints Procedure and Corrective Actions
Quality of Tenderer’s proposed Contract Management Plan.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=131226&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
We would envisage further notice will be published after the completion of this contract.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your own legal advisers
Source: OJS 2018/S 125-284323 (2018-06-28)
Contract award notice (2018-11-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on behalf of the Health Service Executive (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”). In summary, the Goods comprise: fresh fruit, vegetables and prepared products to the health service executive.
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Total value of the procurement: 22 628 700 EUR đź’°
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-11-20 đź“…
Publication date: 2018-11-23 đź“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 226-516785
Refers to notice: 2018/S 125-284323
OJ-S issue: 226
Additional information
No suppliers made it through to the evaluation. This lot was not evaluated during the qualitative evaluation. A separate competition is being carried out for this lot.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).
In summary, the Goods comprise: fresh fruit, vegetables and prepared products to the health service executive.
Title of the lot: HSE Mid - West (Clare, Limerick and Tipperary North)
Additional information:
No suppliers made it through to the evaluation. This lot was not evaluated during the qualitative evaluation. A separate competition is being carried out for this lot.

Procedure
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 400

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-11-09 đź“…
Name: Limerick Fruit Suppliers
National registration number: IE6556253K
Postal address: Park Road
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: Rhebogue
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 61415661 📞
E-mail: info@limerickfruit.ie đź“§
Internet address: http://n/a 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 994 190 EUR đź’°
Name: Kelly Fruit and Veg
National registration number: 9776057O
Postal address: Skreen
Postal town: Sligo
Postal code: Sligo
Phone: +353 719166035 📞
E-mail: joekellyfruits@eircom.net đź“§
Total value of the procurement: 968 076 EUR đź’°
Name: Lavins Fruit and Veg Ltd
National registration number: ie6395395M
Postal address: Keelcoil
Postal town: Mayo
Postal code: Breaffy
Phone: +353 949023238 📞
E-mail: lavinsfruitandveg@eircom.net đź“§
Internet address: http://www.lavinsfruitandveg.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 320 507 EUR đź’°
Name: Donegal Fruit Company Ltd
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Dromore
Postal town: Co Donegal
Postal code: Letterkenny
Phone: +353 749721058 📞
E-mail: mcgintyfruit@donegal.net đź“§
Total value of the procurement: 380 511 EUR đź’°
857 207 EUR đź’°
Name: Sillis Green Veg
National registration number: 6422469l
Postal address: Sillis Glaslough Co Monaghan
Postal town: Monaghan
Postal code: Monaghan
E-mail: aine@sillisprepveg.ie đź“§
Internet address: http://www.sillisprepveg.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 456 677 EUR đź’°
Name: Readychef
National registration number: 6338428d
Postal address: 112-113 Bann Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin Ind. Est., Gl
Phone: +353 18300111 📞
E-mail: david@readychef.ie đź“§
Total value of the procurement: 1 212 737 EUR đź’°
Name: Milne Foods Ltd
National registration number: 6575045K
Postal address: Syngefield Ind. Est.
Postal town: Birr
Postal code: Offaly
Phone: +353 579121420 📞
E-mail: louise@milnes.ie đź“§
Internet address: http://www.milnes.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 467 270 EUR đź’°
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Tender Operations

Complementary information
Review body
Phone: +44 35318886000 📞
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your own legal advisers.
Source: OJS 2018/S 226-516785 (2018-11-20)
Additional information (2019-03-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on behalf of the Health Service Executive (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the framework clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”). In summary, the goods comprise: fresh fruit, vegetables and prepared products to the Health Service Executive.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Kiwi fruit 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-14 đź“…
Publication date: 2019-03-19 đź“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 055-126846
Refers to notice: 2018/S 226-516785
OJ-S issue: 55

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on behalf of the Health Service Executive (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the framework clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP.
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In summary, the goods comprise: fresh fruit, vegetables and prepared products to the Health Service Executive.
Source: OJS 2019/S 055-126846 (2019-03-14)