Published date: 5 April 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 29 April 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts - 42200000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£80,000 to £92,000

Procurement reference

CAP5 016

Published date

5 April 2024

Closing date

29 April 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Fentenfenna Farm, located near Newquay, Cornwall, was established in 2020 to support Cornwall's rural economy through the provision of space for new entrants into the agri-food sector. The farm has three operating platforms: a rural enterprise hub, a food skills training centre, and a food hub. The goal of the farm is to support micro and small regenerative agri-food enterprises, deliver food skills training, and provide food aid to the community.
The Food Hub's primary function is to provide food aid to those most in need by salvaging waste food, packing it, and distributing it to community partners. A key part of the Food Hub is salvaging waste apples, and it has developed a Wasted Apple brand to secure long-term sustainable income through the development and sale of products.
The food hub needs to optimize its current bottling line and secure an automated canning line to process various products from apples and water. The food hub has a range of existing equipment;
• Voran belt press (EBP 350)
• Voran SA200 elevator washer/mill
• Voran GKE 1000 large crate emptier
• Vigo in bottle bath pasteurizer, labeller
• Vigo M2000 ROPP capper
• Gravity 4 head bottle filler
• Vigo VL/1 labeller
• HPC Classic Air compressor 210/50W
• Karcher pressure washer (3-phase)
• Okoflow 3000 pump
• Various fermentation and storage tanks, including variable capacity
We expect to process the following volumes; 25 tonnes of apples in Year 1, producing 15-20,000 litres, scaling to 50 tonnes in year 3, producing 35-40,000 litres and bottle/can 30,000 litres of water in Year 1, scaling to 50,000+ in Year 3.
The purchase of this system is part of a grant funded application process and therefore procurement will be subject to grant approval of the project. We will assess tenders received on lowest compliant Tender for each of the Lots.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Luke Berkeley

Address

Fentenfenna Farm,Ruthvoes
ST. COLUMB
TR96HT
England

Email

luke@fentenfenna.co.uk