Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Moray Council
High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BX
UK
Contact person: Elaine Summerfield
Telephone: +44 1343563137
E-mail: procurement@moray.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.moray.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00160
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
18/1368 Fresh Meat - Supply and Delivery
Reference number: 18/1368
II.1.2) Main CPV code
15110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of fresh meat product for use by the catering service in Moray Schools.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 915 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Buckie Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Buckie, Moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of meat products for the catering service in the Buckie Area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Techncial
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended for 2 periods of 12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 Forres Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Forres Area, Moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of meat products for the catering service in the Forres area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended for a further period of 2x12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Fochabers Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Fochabers area, Moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of meat products for the catering service in the Fochabers Area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended for a further period of 2x12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4 - Speyside Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Fochabers Area, Moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of meat products for the catering service in the Fochabers Area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended for a further period of 2x12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Lot 5 - Lossiemouth Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Lossiemouth area, Moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of meat products for the catering service in the Lossiemouth Area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended for a further period of 2x12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Lot 6 - Elgin Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Elgin Area, Moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of meat products for the catering service in the Elgin Area
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended for a further period of 2x12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
Lot 7 - Keith Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Keith area, moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of meat products for the catering service in the Keith Area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended for a further period of 2x12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below.
The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last audited financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.
Where the operator is not able to make such a conformation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: FIVE MILLION OUUNDS (5000000 GBP)
Public Liability: FIVE MILLION OUUNDS (5000000 GBP)
Product Liability: FIVE MILLION OUUNDS (5000000 GBP)
The bidder is required to provide a copy of the last 2 or 3 audited financial statements as evidence of their compliance to meet their statutory obligations.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Minimum number of relevant examples: A minimum of 2 examples
Requirement: Bulk supply of meat products
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/09/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/09/2026
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Online through Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32566. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
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:
Bidders will be required to confirm community benefits that will be delivered if successfully appointed to this agreement.
(SC Ref:840812)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Elgin Sherriff Court
Sheriff Courthouse, High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BU
UK
Telephone: +44 343542505
E-mail: elgin@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://scotcourts.gov.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Elgin Sherriff Court
Sheriff Courthouse, High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BU
UK
Telephone: +44 343542505
E-mail: elgin@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://scotcourts.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/08/2026