Notice Information
Notice Title
NCIC - Bread & Milk
Notice Description
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has entered into a contract for the provision of milk and bread products. The contract period will be initially for 3 years, with an option to extend up to an additional 1+1 years (giving a maximum of 5 years), based upon Trust requirements.
Lot Information
Milk
Suppliers must provide a range of milk products, including skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk, and full cream milk, all available in a variety of sizes including 1 pint/500ml, 2 pint/1 litre & 4 pint/2 litre. The Trust also welcomes the inclusion of plant-based milk alternatives as an optional offering.
Renewal: It is envisaged that the contract period will be initially for 3 years, with an option to extend up to an additional 1+1 years (giving a maximum of 5 years), based upon Trust requirements.
BreadSuppliers are expected to provide sliced white and wholemeal loaves in a variety of thicknesses.
Renewal: It is envisaged that the contract period will be initially for 3 years, with an option to extend up to an additional 1+1 years (giving a maximum of 5 years), based upon Trust requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0588ca
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026964-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
-
- CPV Codes
15511000 - Milk
15511300 - Skimmed milk
15811100 - Bread
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £291,555 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £291,555 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Mar 2026 - 18 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-08-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARLISLE
- Postcode
- CA2 7HY
- Post Town
- Carlisle
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD13 Cumberland
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cumberland
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Carlisle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026964-2026
24th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026959-2026
24th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078332-2025
1st December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078330-2025
1st December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059671-2025
25th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049076-2025
15th August 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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