Chilled Goods

Renewal of a National Framework (NP783)to cover a full range of Chilled Goods Products.

The framework shall be for 4 years with no extension options

A range of Chilled Goods products to be use by health boards across Scotland Multi supplier Framework unranked. The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards

(including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e.

all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS

(Scotland) Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.

All Scottish Hospices.. Total value shown is the estimated value for duration of the framework

The framework period shall be 4 years

The indicative total contract value shown is based on a circa 4 600 000 GBP per annum over the indicated duration

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28151. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The Statement of Requirements will detail the Community Benefit background and objectives.

The contract will mandate that suppliers

Respond in its tender outlining current Community Benefits and proposals if successful and mandating that they support the overall

Community Benefit concept and process including a contract and supplier management process post award