Notice Information
Notice Title
Buying Better Food and Drink
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a new Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of RM6279 Buying Better Food and Drink to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. This is a national agreement developed to support a simple customer journey through an online single access point. Our initial contract value is estimated to attract PS100 million worth of spend over the 4-year (2 + 1 +1) contract period, which is a small proportion of the annual PS2.1 billion public sector food spend. Additional information: This framework was put in place with an initial duration of 2 years plus an optional extension period of 2 x 12 month periods (2 + 1 + 1). Please note that the 2 x 12 month extensions have been utilised and the end date of this framework is confirmed as being 22/01/2028
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b77e645e-fec3-4ac5-abe6-dbd323e51379
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6ffa5f7-f3b2-4608-a85b-b8777d04c913
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
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- CPV Codes
03100000 - Agricultural and horticultural products
03200000 - Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
03300000 - Farming, hunting and fishing products
03400000 - Forestry and logging products
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Sep 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jan 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 23 Jan 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- 23 Jan 2024 - 22 Jan 2028 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6ffa5f7-f3b2-4608-a85b-b8777d04c913
16th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b11f3e6a-dde0-4f9b-bbc6-07148d5fe225
26th September 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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