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Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen

Norse Commercial Services Limited

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Tender

12 Oct 2026 at 12:37

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

06 Oct 2026 at 16:25

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
PlanningUpdate

16 Sep 2026 at 11:42

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
PlanningUpdate

26 Aug 2026 at 14:59

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

07 Aug 2026 at 14:04

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

23 Jun 2026 at 16:51

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norse Commercial Services Limited is buying ambient, chilled and frozen food and beverages for its catering establishments. Customers include education, workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure and healthcare settings, with most establishments in education. Deliveries cover the East of England, South East and South West. The requirement is for food and drink supply across the buying group’s operations, rather than catering services. The procurement is a single-lot opportunity and is identified as food, beverages and related products (CPV 15000000). Norse Eastern Limited, Norse South West Limited and Medway Norse Limited are also named as buyers, alongside Norse Commercial Services Limited.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The tender submission deadline and the deadline for questions were both 12 November 2026 at 12:00 noon. The expected award decision date is 11 December 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 15 February 2027 to 14 February 2029, with renewal periods of up to 36 months in total and a maximum end date of 14 February 2032. The estimated gross value is £20 million. Evaluation is weighted 60% for pricing and on-costs, 30% for service delivery and 10% for social value. The opportunity is divided into one lot and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. Offers may be submitted electronically in English.

This opportunity suits food wholesalers and distributors able to supply ambient, chilled and frozen products and deliver reliably to catering sites across three English regions. The buyer requires third-party certification for food safety or food storage and distribution; examples include BRC Global Standard, STS Public Sector Code of Practice and SALSA, or an equivalent certification. Suppliers must also have a formal, documented HACCP-based quality system covering food safety, storage and distribution. Financial qualification includes a CreditSafe score of at least 40 and employer’s, public and product liability insurance of £10 million each. Delivery personnel serving Norse Catering in the East of England and South West must have enhanced DBS checks, completed before contract start if not already held. Bids are assessed mainly on price, with substantial weight also given to service delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen

Notice Description

Norse Commercial Services are completing a procurement process for the supply of ambient, chilled, and frozen foods and beverages across the East of England, the South East, and the South West regions for Norse catering establishments, which includes education, non-education, the workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure, and healthcare - the majority of Norse catering establishments within the education sector. The Contract is planned to commence 15th February 2027.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: a period or periods up to a total of 36 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096039-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
12 Nov 20265 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
9 Oct 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Feb 2027 - 14 Feb 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Norse Commercial Services Limited
Additional Buyers

Medway Norse Limited

Norse Eastern Ltd

Norse South West Limited

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR6 6EQ
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Catton Grove
Westminster Constituency
Norwich North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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