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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Bristol: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, IMOC, Other
Cedar 3C #3351, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179183514, Email: DESLD-DFPCommercial@mod.uk
Contact: Martin Neary
Main Address:
NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: UK Deployable Food Programmme Reference number: Not Provided
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
15000000 – Food, beverages, tobacco and related products.
BA25-4 – Deep-frozen
BA11-2 – Dry
BA04-1 – Fresh
BA33-8 – Chilled
BA24-1 – Frozen

II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short Description: The United Kingdom (UK) Deployable Food Programme requirement aims to deliver a cost effective, fully optimised, low risk feeding capability to meet the requirements of the British Armed Forces and entitled personnel for all areas within scope, in accordance with the agreed UK, EU and Defence Food Quality Standards.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/11/2016

VI.6) Original notice reference:

Notice Reference: 2016 – 191261
Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
Date of dispatch of the original notice: 25/10/2016

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority

VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1

Section Number: IV.2.2
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date
Instead of: 13/12/2016 Time: 10:00 (GMT)
Read: 11/01/2017 Time 10.00 (GMT)

VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 2

Section Number: IV.2.7
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders:
Instead of: Date: 14/12/2016
Time: 10:00 (GMT)
Read: Date: 12/01/2017 Time: 10.00 (GMT)

VII.2) Other additional information: The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

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