Notice Information
Notice Title
NET-0154 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods (2025)
Notice Description
Award of Call-Off Contracts for the supply of Groceries, Frozen Food, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Dairy, Chilled and Delicatessen Foods, Fresh and Cooked Meat and Bakery Goods via the YPO 000985 UK New Food Deal DPS
Lot Information
Lot 1
Ambient Groceries, Frozen Food, Dairy & Chilled and Bakery
Options: up to 3 years in annual increments
Lot 2North East: Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Options: up to 3 years in annual increments
Lot 3North West: Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Options: Up to 3 years in annual increments
Lot 4North East: Fresh and Cooked Meat
Options: Up to 3 years in annual increments
Lot 5North West: Fresh and Cooked Meat
Options: Up to 3 years in annual increments
Procurement Information
These contracts were awarded via a competitive call-off process executed under the YPO 000985 UK New Food Deal DPS.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066076
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018839-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £13,464,348 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Jan 20263 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
- NORTHERN EDUCATION 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
- RYTON
- Postcode
- NE40 3AH
- 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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Ryton, Crookhill and Stella
- Westminster Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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