SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):Address: Organisation: Derbyshire County Council,
Adult Social Services Department, County Hall
, Contact: Keith Moakes, Attn:
Keith Moakes,
Country code: UK-
Matlock Postal code: DE4 3AG. Tel.
+44 1629532243. E-mail:
keith.moakes@derbyshire.gov.uk. Fax
+44 1629772213.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.derbyshire.gov.uk and www.sourcederbyshire.co.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:SSD0910 Supply of a Frozen Meals Service in Derbyshire.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:Services.
Service category: No 25.
Main place of performance: Within the geographical borders of Derbyshire.
NUTS code Location: "Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire">UKF1.
II.1.3) The notice involves:
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):To supply and deliver a frozen meals service, consisting of a main course and dessert, to vulnerable adults living in their own homes throughout Derbyshire. The provider will be expected to supply a frozen meals service which delivers a variety of culturally and dietary appropriate foods. In addition, they will be expected to supply information to users and Derbyshire Adult Social Services staff on the nutritional content of the meal in line with present labelling regulations so people can make an informed decision about what they eat. Assessments will be undertaken by designated Adult Social Services staff and this will determine how many frozen meals are to be delivered to the individual and whether any associated frozen storage or reheating equipment are required. The provider will be expected to have appropriate vehicles with the capability of transporting frozen meals. Legislation to be taken into account when providing the service includes the Food Safety Act 1990, The Food Hygiene (England) Regulation 2006 and The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (England) Regulations 2007. The Council welcomes consortia bids.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):CPV code: "Meals-on-wheels services">55521100 , CPV code: "Health and social work services">85000000 , CPV code: "Catering services for private households">55521000 , CPV code: "Meal delivery service">55521200 , CPV code: "Household freezers">39711122 , CPV code: "Microwave ovens">39711362 .
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.2) TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s):Value: 6 834 628 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria:The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Nutrional Content and Quality of the Meal. Weighting: 20 %.
2. Specification. Weighting: 20 %.
3. Expertise and proposals to meet the government's personalisation agenda. Weighting: 5 %.
4. Price - Meals. Weighting: 25 %.
5. Price - Equipment. Weighting: 5 %.
6. Price - Delivery Service. Weighting: 5 %.
7. Interview. Weighting: 20 %.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used:
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the Contracting Authority:
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
CONTRACT NO: SSD 09 10
TITLE: Provision of a Frozen Meals Service in Derbyshire.
V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD:
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED:Address: Organisation: Apetitio Ltd,
Canal Road
,
Country code: UK-
Trowbridge, Wiltshire Postal code: BA14 8RJ. Tel.
+44 1225753636. Fax
+44 1225756058.
V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACTInitial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 6 834 628 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
V.5) THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED: SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
VI.3) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL:
VI.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:Address: Organisation: Derbyshire County Council,
County Hall
,
Country code: UK-
Matlock Postal code: DE4 3AG.
VI.3.2) Lodging of appeals:Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Derbyshire County Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the County Procurement Officer.
If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at a risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 
