Report by Director of Scotland Excel.
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There was submitted an amended report by the Director of Scotland Excel relative to the proposed renewal framework for the supply and distribution of Catering Sundries and provisions which would operate from 1 August 2016 to 31 April 2020.
The report intimated that the framework would provide councils with a mechanism to procure a range of catering sundries including disposable cups, tableware, food containers, food packaging, cookware, crockery, cutlery, glassware, utensils and other table servicewares, for use within council catering environments including schools, cafes and restaurants, corporate and civic locations, leisure centres, community centres and social work premises. The renewal incorporated a number of enhancements to the current framework including a wider range of sustainable products, added value and community benefits.
The framework had been split into four lots as detailed in table 1 in the report. This lotting structure recognised the current structure of the market place and had been designed to more closely align the requirements of councils and continued to maximise opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the SME status for each bidder was detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.
Appendix 1 to the report detailed the participation, spend and savings summary of the 31 councils participating in the framework. It was noted that Tayside Contracts would also be participating in the framework.
The framework had been advertised at £6 million per annum and 14 tender responses had been received. Based on the criteria and scoring methodology set out in the tender document, a full evaluation of the compliant offers received had been completed and Appendix 3 to the report detailed the scores relative to each bidder.
Based on the evaluation undertaken and in line with the criteria and weightings detailed in the report it was recommended that a multi-supplier framework be awarded to ten suppliers across the four lots as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report.
DECIDED: That the award of the framework agreement, as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report, be approved.