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Groceries and Provisions - Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish - Frozen Foods

Scottish Borders Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council bought groceries and provisions through Scotland Excel frameworks covering fresh meat, cooked meats, fresh fish and frozen foods. This is a goods requirement supporting the council’s operational needs, with delivery in the Scottish Borders area. The purchasing scope combines three framework categories: groceries and provisions, fresh meat, cooked meats and fresh fish, and frozen foods. The named classification is CPV 15000000 for food, beverages, tobacco and related products. The requirement was managed by Scottish Borders Council, a local authority based at Council Headquarters in Newtown St Boswells. The awarded supplier, Sysco GB Limited trading as Brakes, is a large food-service supplier based in Ashford. The arrangement covers regulated call-off purchasing from collaborative Scotland Excel frameworks rather than a standalone supply contract.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following an open procedure used to call off from the Scotland Excel frameworks. The recorded spend relates to the 12-month period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. One award was made for the combined framework requirement to Sysco GB Limited trading as Brakes. The associated contract is active, was signed on 1 April 2026, and has a value of £1,187,154.32. The process used one lot covering cumulative spend across the three framework categories. One bid was recorded, with no bid from an SME and no electronic bid. Price and quality weightings did not apply to this award notice because it records cumulative spend incurred through existing collaborative frameworks, rather than a fresh competition.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates substantial recurring demand from Scottish Borders Council for food-service supplies across fresh meat, cooked meats, fresh fish and frozen foods. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need dependable capability across all four product areas, reliable sourcing and distribution, and the capacity to support council purchasing through a collaborative framework call-off route. The incumbent is a large supplier, indicating that operational scale and the ability to fulfil a broad, mixed grocery requirement are commercially relevant. Suppliers should also be able to manage regulated public-sector orders and consistent delivery across the Scottish Borders. The single recorded bid suggests the framework route, supplier eligibility and broad fulfilment capability are important competitive factors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Groceries and Provisions - Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish - Frozen Foods

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Groceries and Provisions - Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish - Frozen Foods (1219/0322/1120) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Groceries and Provisions, Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish and Frozen Foods (1219 and 0322 and 1120) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from these collaborative Frameworks.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838388
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561733
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract 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

15110000 - Meat

15896000 - Deep-frozen products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,187,154 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes)

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561733
    Groceries and Provisions - Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish - Frozen Foods - This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Groceries and Provisions - Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish - Frozen Foods (1219/0322/1120) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

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