Fresh Food DPS

The new DPS Agreement launched on 29 July 2022 allowing applications to be submitted by suppliers. The date of the first opening of competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is forecasted as 16 January 2023 (depending on the application process) and will run for 74 month ending on 28 February 2029. There is no to option to extend for additional months. The new DPS Agreement will replace the current Fresh Food Framework.

A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is unlike a traditional framework for the supply of goods, works or services. A DPS is an electronic system which suppliers can join at any time. An ‘open market’ solution, a DPS is designed to give buyers access to a pool of pre-qualified suppliers.

The DPS will look to bring and grow non-framework spend, and to capture local, regional, national and SME suppliers; ensuring trusts will have choices to achieve their individual and varied product needs. As part of the DPS, reopening of competition will be used to generate savings and to encourage trusts to align requirements regionally.

The agreement includes the following product areas:

• Milk, cream, non-dairy milk and cream, yoghurt
• Bread loaves, rolls, scones and crumpets
• Raw and fresh prepared meat (beef, pork, lamb) products
• Raw and fresh prepared poultry (chicken, turkey) products
• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Prepared fruit and vegetables (washed, peeled, sliced and diced).

From April 2022 all of our agreements have adopted the Procurement Policy Notice 06/20. The suppliers on this agreement have demonstrated their plans for:

• Tackling economic inequality
• Fighting climate change
• Equal opportunity
• Well-being.

Sustainable opportunities / solutions / products on this agreement

We have highlighted five sustainability pillars areas of focus as follows:

1. Carbon and greenhouse gas reduction
2. Reduction/elimination of single use plastics
3. Waste and the circular economy
4. Transparency in supply chains, human rights and modern slavery
5. Social value model – minimum 10% weighting for social value will be included at call off stages of the DPS.

There are 97 suppliers in total:

• A G Axton & Sons (Wholesale) Ltd
• Arthur Brett Catering Limited
• Arthur David (Food with Service)
• Atlandtis & Co Ltd
• Barsby Produce
• Basketdrop Ltd
• Bates Farms & Dairy
• Bentley Foodservice Ltd
• BFS Group LTD T/A Bidfood
• Bidfresh Limited trading as Oliver Kay
• Biotiful Gut Health
• Braces Bakery Limited
• Brake Bros Ltd
• Breadwinners Foundation
• C&G Wholesale Foods Limited
• CHEW VALLEY DAIRY LIMITED
• Clifton Dairies
• ColdChoice Foods Ltd
• Complete Meats
• Cotteswold Dairy Ltd
• Coultons Bread Ltd (Part of Freshways)
• Country Fresh Foods
• County Foods Ltd
• Creamline Dairies Limited
• Dunsters Farm Ltd
• Embleton Hall Dairies Ltd
• Ferryfast Produce T/A Worcester Produce
• Fresh Connect Ltd
• Fresh Direct UK Limited
• Freshdale Suppliers Ltd
• GW Price Ltd
• Harlech Foodservice Ltd
• Harvest Fine Foods Ltd
• Hunts Food Group Ltd
• IMS of Smithfield Ltd
• Invisor Co Ltd
• Island Foods Ltd
• J Freeman & Sons Limited T/A Freeman Catering Butchers
• J Hall & Sons (Bakers) Ltd
• J R Holland Food Services Ltd
• J R Wholesale Sussex Ltd
• Johal Dairies Limited
• John Palin Fresh Produce Ltd
• John Sheppard Butchers
• JW Young
• Kent Dairy
• Kirby and West
• Love Joes
• Middlesex Meat Company Ltd
• Midland Foods
• Miller Foodservice
• Minor, Weir & Willis Limited
• MJ Baker Foodservice
• Morris Quality Bakers Ltd
• Mortons Dairies Ltd
• Moving Mountains Food Ltd
• Multihope Ltd T/A Paynes Foodservice
• Nijjar Dairies Ltd T/A Freshways
• Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd
• Perkins Fresh Food Ltd
• Pioneer Foods
• Poleco Ltd
• PRESCOTT-THOMAS LTD
• Priors of West Lynn
• QMOVER MFS LTD (was Midland Chilled Foods)
• Quality Foodservice
• R Manners
• Ralph Livesey Ltd
• Redbridge Produce & Flowers Ltd (Total Produce)
• Reeves Butchers Ltd
• Reynolds Catering Supplies Ltd
• Ribble Farm Fare Ltd.
• Rite Price Ltd
• Rockcliffe Group Int Ltd
• School Milk Services Lid
• Scorse Foods Limited
• Set Produce Ltd
• SRSLY Ltd
• Stockbounty Ltd T/A Country Fare Foodservice
• Strawberry Catering
• Sykes House Farm Ltd
• Tamar Fresh Ltd
• The Curious Vegan Company Limited (T/A Eat Curious)
• The Organic Pantry Ltd
• Town Head Farm Products Ltd T/A Dales Dairies Ltd
• TPB Foods Limited
• Turner Price
• Vegetarian Express
• VFC Foods Ltd
• W McClure Ltd
• Wells Farm Dairy
• Welsh Hills Bakery Ltd
• West Country Milk Consortium Ltd
• West Horsley Dairy
• White’s Bakery Limited
• Yoplait UK
• Your Choice Fruit & Vegetables T/A Your Choice Catering Supplies.

There are four Lots on this new agreement:

• Lot 1 – Milk, Dairy and Bakery
• Lot 2 – Fresh Meat, Poultry and Fish
• Lot 3 – Fruit, Vegetables and Salads
• Lot 4 – Meat Alternatives.

For more information, please see our Product Categories section on this page, or contact your NHS Supply Chain: Food Account Manager.

Choice

• Leading suppliers on contract – providing enhanced range and value from a single source.

More savings

• Pay less – with NHS Supply Chain you have a wider range of product options so you can select the ones that are fit for purpose and value for money.
• Leave your tendering to us – spend less time and money on tendering and let our procurement specialists undertake it on your behalf.
• Back office savings – the efficiency of our service, ranging from e-ordering to consolidated deliveries, enables significant back office savings.

More value

• An integrated approach – the financial benefits of NHS Supply Chain go beyond just product prices. Our approach is an integrated one that reduces cost throughout the supply chain, from raw materials to global logistics, resulting in a much lower total cost.
• Purchasing through our route – when there are changes in the market, we can help minimise the impact of price rises and give support with cost saving initiatives.

Our knowledge and expertise

• Dedicated Acute team and Out of Hospital Care team – your day to day contact for all queries. They will help you identify savings opportunities, solve any issues on your behalf and ensure high service levels are always met.
• NHS Supply Chain Buyers – procurement specialists in their product fields who can give expert advice on new and alternative products.
• Implementation Team – experts in helping you set up the new processes and training required when introducing new products.
• Customer Services Team – with the daily support provided by our dedicated and knowledgeable advisors and service managers you know you are in safe hands.
• Customer Assurance – providing customers with the confidence and assurance of products using a process of clinical evaluation and engagement with clinical users. This ensures all products are clinically assured by the CaPA process, supported by engagement with customers.

Peace of mind

• Dependable deliveries – having access to the know-how and resources of one of the world’s largest logistics companies means we can offer unrivalled dependability and responsiveness when it comes to our delivery services.
• Framework agreement – awarded in accordance with UK procurement legislation.
• Sustainability – Sustainable procurement is embedded into our category management processes to ensure that our suppliers meet requirements for carbon reduction plans, evergreen assessment, modern slavery, social value and NHS England net zero supplier roadmap. Additionally, our logistics partner is certified ISO14001.