Supply of Confectionery, Snacks, Cakes, Biscuits and Impulse Ice Cream to ESPO Framework

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ESPO awarded a contract to Handmade Speciality Products Limited and Snackline Direct Limited for the supply and distribution of a comprehensive range of bulk, single and multi-portion confectionery, snacks, sweets, cakes, biscuits, and impulse ice cream direct to eligible end user establishments.

The requirement was split into three lots: Lot 1 for confectionery, sweets, snacks, and cakes; Lot 2 for cakes and biscuits; and Lot 3 for impulse ice cream.

Lot 3 received no tenders or requests to participate or all were rejected.

The contract value is AUD 7,600,000.

An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call-off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, the Framework Agreement is open for use by local authority councils; educational establishments (including academies); central government departments and agencies and local government departments and agencies; police, fire and rescue and coastguard emergency services; NHS and HSC bodies, including ambulance services; registered charities; registered social landlords; and any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament.