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Award of The Supply of Grocery, Frozen and Chilled Products for Forth Valley College

Forth Valley College

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07 Aug 2026 at 17:48

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

Forth Valley College procured grocery provisions, frozen food and chilled food for use in its college operations. This is a goods supply requirement covering a broad range of food products, with the detailed product list set out in the pricing schedule. The relevant categories are food, beverages and related products (CPV 15000000) and miscellaneous food products (CPV 15800000). Forth Valley College, based in Falkirk, is the buying organisation and the requirement is connected to its activities there. The selected supplier is BFS Group Ltd trading as Bidfood, a specialist food wholesaler. Businesses involved in supplying mixed grocery, frozen and chilled ranges to education or other institutional customers would find the requirement most relevant.

The procurement has been awarded to BFS Group Ltd trading as Bidfood following a tender process in which three bids were recorded. The award value is £389,547, stated as the maximum value for the full contract duration. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and is active. It has an initial two-year period, with two optional 12-month extensions, giving a possible maximum duration of four years. The award covers the supply of grocery provisions, frozen food and chilled food to Forth Valley College. The value includes the extension options and should therefore be read as the maximum potential value rather than a confirmed value for the initial period alone.

This award demonstrates a requirement for a supplier able to provide a broad, dependable food range rather than a single product line. Relevant competitors would need capability across ambient grocery, frozen and chilled products, supported by reliable sourcing, stock management, order fulfilment and delivery arrangements. Experience of serving institutional customers such as colleges would help, particularly where deliveries must be consistent and product specifications must be followed across a detailed pricing schedule. The selected supplier’s profile also indicates that national or regional food wholesalers with established distribution capacity can compete for this type of requirement. Businesses preparing for similar work with Forth Valley College should be able to manage a mixed catalogue, maintain continuity of supply and price products competitively across the full range.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of The Supply of Grocery, Frozen and Chilled Products for Forth Valley College

Notice Description

The contract is for the supply of Grocery Provisions, Frozen and Chilled Food for Forth Valley College. A full product list can be found in Appendix A Pricing Schedule

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000824197
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561916
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

15800000 - Miscellaneous food products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£389,547 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Forth Valley College
Additional Buyers

Angus Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Environmental Standards Scotland

Falkirk Council

Forestry and Land Scotland

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Tayside

Perth & Kinross Council

Public Health Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

Social Security Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALLOA
Postcode
FK2 9AD
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM12 Falkirk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Falkirk
Electoral Ward
Falkirk North
Westminster Constituency
Falkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
27
Supplier Names

AECOM Limited

Access UK Ltd

Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited

Auto Services Perth Ltd

BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood

BT PLC

Brownriggs

ESRI (UK)

ForgeFront

Form by Thought Ltd

Fothergill Training & Consulting

Fraser of Allander, University of Strathclyde

Harvey Nash Limited

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

MEL Research

Montagu Evans LLP

Nova Biomedical

Perth Radio Taxis Limited

Playscapes Scotland Ltd

Quo Imus Limited (trading as Qi Consulting)

Resource Futures

Softcat Plc

TSJ DataTec Ltd

The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

Venesky Brown Ltd

WESTEND FLOORING SPECIALISTS LTD

YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions

Further Information

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