Ambient Food

Tender description

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 £60,000,000. 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 1: Canned Goods This lot will include but not be limited to: canned fish, canned meat, canned vegetables, canned fruit Lot 2: Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products This lot will include but not be limited to: nutritional supplements Lot 3: Cereals & Porridge This lot will include but not be limited to: cereals, cereal bars and porridge in bulk (food service packs) and portion packs. Lot 4: Jams This lot will include but not be limited to: jams in bulk (food service packs) and portion packs. Lot 5: Reduced Sugar Jams This lot will include but not be limited to: jams with reduced sugar Lot 6: Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces This lot will include but not be limited to: gravy, bouillon and ready to use sauces Lot 7: Single Serve Instant Soups This lot will include but not be limited to: Single Serve Instant Soup sachets. Lot 8: Bulk Soups This lot will include but not be limited to: bulk (food service packs) liquid soups and soup mixes. Lot 9: Custard This lot will include but not be limited to: bulk (food service packs) custard powder, ready to eat custard and individual custard portions. Lot 10: Condiments This lot will include but not be limited to: sauces, salt, pepper, herbs, spices and vinegar in a range of sizes. Lot 11: 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. Lot 12: Sugar Portions This lot will include but not be limited to: White sugar sticks & sachets and Demerara sugar sticks & sachets. Lot 13: Sweetners This lot will include but not be limited to: various sweeteners in bulk (food service packs) and portion formats. Lot 14: Milk Powder & Portions This lot will include but not be limited to: milk powder, milk portions and cream replacer. Lot 15: Non Dairy Milk Alternatives This lot will include but not be limited to: coconut milk, almond milk, oat milk and soya milk. Lot 16: Edible Oils This lot will include but not be limited to; edible oil in various formats. Lot 17: 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.