Notice Information
Notice Title
009065 NEPO Frozen Food
Notice Description
Newcastle City Council (NCC) are using the NEPO407 Framework Lot 1 for Frozen Food after the departure of Hopwells July 25. This Framework has been established for the provision of frozen food to Contracting Authorities in the North East only. The Framework provides North East Contracting Authorities access to suppliers capable of meeting their requirements for the delivery of frozen food to education establishments, including primary and secondary schools, alongside Council owned and operated sites. Suppliers awarded to the Framework are able to provide concurrent deliveries across the North East, aligned to the delivery schedules of Contracting Authorities, including the specified days, restricted delivery windows and site entry requirements. The Framework has enabled NCC to provide their service users with the specialised supply of frozen food and to ensure that the essential allergen requirements are adhered to, school food standards compliance is maintained and individual dietary needs are met inclusively.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Frozen food for Schools and Welfare Centres after the departure of Hopwells. NEPO carried out the project to enable a new supplier to be awarded onto their framework. It is now called Frozen Food Lot 1 on NEPO407 Framework.
Procurement Information
The Process of award was via NEPO Framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056beb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045473-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
-
- CPV Codes
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15100000 - Animal products, meat and meat products
15220000 - Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat
15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products
15500000 - Dairy products
15600000 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Julie Spencer
- Contact Email
- julie.spencer@newcastle.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 8QH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Monument
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice URLs
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