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Supply of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

Leeds City Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

21 Jul 2026 at 14:45

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Award

09 Oct 2025 at 09:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

15 Sep 2025 at 14:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

30 Jun 2025 at 09:14

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 May 2025 at 10:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council procured the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables to various locations within Leeds. This is a goods requirement covering fruit, vegetables and related products (CPV 15300000), rather than catering, preparation or other food services. The buyer is a local public authority using the supplies across its Leeds delivery locations. The requirement is presented as a single supply arrangement, so businesses should be able to provide a broad range of fresh produce and manage deliveries to multiple sites within the city. The procurement is relevant to wholesalers, food-service distributors, greengrocers and other suppliers with established fresh-produce sourcing, storage and delivery operations serving Leeds and the surrounding area.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. It attracted three valid bids, all from SMEs, and used quality as the primary evaluation consideration followed by price. The single lot was initially awarded to DUNSTERS FARM LIMITED on 30 June 2025 for £6.5m excluding VAT (£7.8m including VAT), with a contract period from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028 and a possible extension to 31 August 2030. A later active award was made to MULTIHOPE LIMITED on 12 September 2025 at the same value. Its contract was signed on 29 August 2025 and runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028, with a possible extension to 30 September 2030. A proposed change from 1 September 2026 has a value of £5.95m excluding VAT (£7.14m including VAT).

This procurement demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from Leeds City Council for fresh fruit, vegetables and related products delivered across multiple locations. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need dependable sourcing and distribution capacity, strong fresh-produce quality controls, and the ability to maintain reliable service across several delivery points. The evaluation placed quality ahead of price, so evidence of product standards, continuity of supply and operational resilience would matter alongside competitive pricing. The contract also sets clear administrative expectations: at least 98% of monthly invoices should be submitted in the week after delivery and be accurate, while every product must have a unique product or manufacturing code. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller specialist suppliers can be credible competitors if they can meet the delivery and assurance requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

Notice Description

Supply of fresh fruit & vegetables to various locations within Leeds

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: a potential extension of up to 24 months may be offered.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ce5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068765-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
2030-05-02

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leeds City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

DUNSTERS FARM LIMITED

MULTIHOPE LIMITED

Further Information

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