Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply & Delivery of Foodstuffs
Notice Description
The council require the supply and delivery of foodstuffs to support the school meals services which has achieved and maintained the Food for Life Gold Standard for over 19 years. The contract will be split into 5 Lots.
Lot Information
Lot 2 - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Supply and delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Renewal: 2 one-year extension options
Lot 5 - Dry, Bottled, Tinned and Frozen FoodSupply and delivery of dry, bottled, tinned and frozen food.
Renewal: 2 one-year extension options
Lot 1 - Fresh Meat/Cooked Meat and PoultrySupply and delivery of fresh meat/cooked meat and poultry.
Renewal: 2 one-year extension options
Lot 4 - Fresh Hens EggsSupply and delivery of fresh hen's eggs.
Renewal: 2 one-year extension options
Lot 3 - Fresh Organic Cow's MilkSupply and delivery of fresh organic cow's milk.
Renewal: 2 one-year extension options.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051ed1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054300-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
-
- CPV Codes
03142500 - Eggs
03220000 - Vegetables, fruits and nuts
03333000 - Fresh cows' milk
15112100 - Fresh poultry
15119000 - Various meats
15229000 - Frozen fish products
15890000 - Miscellaneous food products and dried goods
15893000 - Dry goods
15896000 - Deep-frozen products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £7,500,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 3, 4 or 5 years depending on extension options
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Heather Murray
- Contact Email
- heather.murray@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1563576000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KILMARNOCK
- Postcode
- KA3 7BU
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- East Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
- Westminster Constituency
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Further Information
Notice URLs
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