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

Norse Commercial Services Limited

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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 planning to buy ambient, chilled and frozen foods and beverages for Norse catering establishments across the East of England, South East and South West of England. The establishments cover education, non-education, workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure and healthcare settings, with most located in the education sector. The requirement is for the supply of food and drink products rather than catering or food preparation services. Four Norse group companies are identified as buyers: Norse Commercial Services, Norse Eastern, Norse South West and Medway Norse. Suppliers able to provide a broad range of ambient, chilled and frozen products across these regions should find the scope relevant.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has stated an intention to procure, but there is no invitation to tender at this stage. An open procedure is planned, with the tender expected to be advertised during the week commencing 24 August 2026. The planned submission deadline is 1 October 2026 at 11:00, and the planned award decision date is 6 November 2026. The contract is planned to run from 2 January 2027 to 1 January 2029, with renewal for a period or periods totalling up to 36 months, potentially extending to 1 January 2032. One lot is planned, with a gross value of £20,000,000 including tax. Electronic submission is allowed in English.

The requirement is suited to food and beverage wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers and specialist suppliers able to source, handle and deliver ambient, chilled and frozen products to a geographically spread customer base. Relevant businesses will need the operational capacity to support catering establishments serving education, healthcare, hospitality, leisure, workplace and other customers, with education the predominant setting. The scope may suit small and medium-sized enterprises, as the planned lot is expressly identified as suitable for SMEs. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate dependable multi-region distribution, product range and supply continuity across the East of England, South East and South West. Businesses with experience supplying institutional or commercial catering operations are likely to be well placed when the procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

Norse Commercial Services are planning to complete 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 Tender is planned to be advertised circa W/C 24th August 2026. The Contract is planned to commence 2nd January 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/075327-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement 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
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
1 Oct 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
24 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jan 2027 - 1 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
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 Limited

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

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