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Supply of Dried Foods & Tinned Goods

FALMOUTH EXETER PLUS

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Aug 2026 at 10:55

Award Notice
Tender

01 Jun 2026 at 14:08

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Falmouth Exeter Plus is buying dried foods, tinned goods and related food products for university campus operations. The range covers shelf-stable groceries and preserved foods, including meat and fish products, oils and fats, dairy, grains, pasta, biscuits, sugar, confectionery, condiments, seasonings and specialist nutritional products. The procurement is for supply and associated services rather than construction or other works. Delivery and use are at the Falmouth campus at Woodlane and the Penryn campus on Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall. Falmouth Exeter Plus is the buyer and a public body connected with education. The requirement is classified as miscellaneous food products and dried goods under CPV 15890000, with wider classifications covering food, beverages and preserved food products.

The procurement has reached award stage: West Country Foodservice was selected, and an active contract was signed on 24 August 2026. The awarded and contracted value is £900,000. The initial contract term is 36 months, with two possible 12-month extensions, giving a potential maximum duration of 60 months. The tender used an open procedure under the open procurement method. Submissions closed at 12:00 on 17 July 2026; bids were opened at the same time, and the award period began then. Five bids were received, all electronically. Evaluation weighted price at 50%, technical and service quality at 40%, and sustainability and social value at 10%. Variants were not allowed. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This requirement indicates recurring institutional demand for a broad, dependable foodservice supply covering shelf-stable groceries, preserved meat and fish, dairy, grains, bakery products, pasta, condiments and specialist foods. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement will be able to source and distribute a wide product range consistently to both Falmouth and Penryn campuses, while managing dependable deliveries and service standards across university catering operations. The successful commercial profile was a large foodservice distributor, so credible competitors should be able to demonstrate comparable supply-chain capacity, operational resilience and experience serving organisational or education customers. A competitive offer would also need a strong technical and service proposition, credible sustainability and social-value measures, and pricing that works across the full range rather than only selected product lines.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Dried Foods & Tinned Goods

Notice Description

Falmouth Exeter Plus (FXPlus) is looking to appoint a supplier on an Initial Term 36-months contract with Extension Options to extend by up to 24 months (2 x 12-months) giving a Total potential duration of 60-months to supply and provide services for our Dried Food & Tinned Goods for the University Campuses at Falmouth (Woodlane, Falmouth) and Penryn (Treliever Road, Penryn).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Falmouth Exeter Plus (FXPlus) is looking to appoint a supplier on an Initial Term 36-months contract with Extension Options to extend by up to 24 months (2 x 12-months) giving a Total potential duration of 60-months to supply and provide services for our Dried Food & Tinned Goods for the University Campuses at Falmouth (Woodlane, Falmouth) and Penryn (Treliever Road, Penryn).

Renewal: 24-months extension (in 2x 12-month extensions)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aa5c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080227-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

15130000 - Meat products

15131000 - Meat preserves and preparations

15131100 - Sausage-meat products

15131120 - Sausage products

15131130 - Sausages

15131134 - Black pudding and other blood sausages

15131135 - Poultry sausages

15131200 - Dried, salted, smoked or seasoned meat

15131210 - Gammon

15131220 - Bacon

15131230 - Salami

15131300 - Liver preparations

15131310 - Pâté

15131320 - Preparations of goose or duck liver

15131400 - Pork products

15131410 - Ham

15131420 - Meatballs

15131490 - Prepared pork dishes

15131500 - Poultry products

15131600 - Beef and veal products

15131610 - Beef meatballs

15131620 - Minced beef

15131640 - Beefburgers

15131700 - Meat preparations

15200000 - Prepared and preserved fish

15210000 - Fish fillets, fish livers and roe

15220000 - Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat

15230000 - Dried or salted fish; fish in brine; smoked fish

15240000 - Canned or tinned fish and other prepared or preserved fish

15250000 - Seafood

15400000 - Animal or vegetable oils and fats

15500000 - Dairy products

15600000 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products

15800000 - Miscellaneous food products

15810000 - Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes

15820000 - Rusks and biscuits; preserved pastry goods and cakes

15830000 - Sugar and related products

15840000 - Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery

15850000 - Pasta products

15870000 - Condiments and seasonings

15880000 - Special nutritional products

15890000 - Miscellaneous food products and dried goods

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
FALMOUTH EXETER PLUS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PENRYN, CORNWALL
Postcode
TR10 9FE
Postcode Area
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England), TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan
Westminster Constituency
Camborne and Redruth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

West Country Foodservice

Further Information

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