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North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Food Framework Spend 2025-2026

North Ayrshire Council

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07 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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

North Ayrshire Council buys food through Scotland Excel food frameworks for council services in North Ayrshire. The requirement covers fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen foods, and groceries and provisions, supplied to the council’s operations in the North Ayrshire area. Fresh fruit and vegetables were supplied by George Carruthers & Sons Ltd and Sysco GB Limited (trading as Brakes); frozen foods and groceries and provisions were supplied by Sysco GB Limited. The procurement is classified as food-related catering and supply services under CPV 75110000. The buying organisation is North Ayrshire Council, a local authority based in Irvine. This opportunity is relevant to food wholesalers, produce distributors and suppliers able to provide regular deliveries across a public-sector food requirement.

This is a completed, awarded procurement using an open procedure. The contract was signed on 1 April 2025 and covers framework spend from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The recorded contract value is £1,398,144. Spend is shown as £449,604 for fresh fruit and vegetables, £678,520 for frozen foods, and £270,020 for groceries and provisions. George Carruthers & Sons Ltd and Sysco GB Limited were awarded the fresh produce requirement; Sysco GB Limited was awarded the frozen food and grocery requirements. Four bids were received, all from SMEs and submitted electronically. The annual cumulative award excludes individual call-offs above £50,000 for supplies and services where a separate award notice would have been published.

This award demonstrates established public-sector demand for recurring deliveries of fresh produce, frozen food, groceries and provisions in North Ayrshire. A credible competitor would need reliable wholesale sourcing, stock availability and distribution capacity across all or relevant parts of the requirement. Fresh produce suppliers would need to handle regular deliveries of fruit and vegetables, while broader foodservice wholesalers would need capability across frozen and ambient grocery lines. The successful supplier profile includes SMEs, showing that participation is not limited to the largest national distributors. Businesses should be able to manage framework-based purchasing, electronic tendering and the operational standards expected by a local authority customer. The separate supplier coverage also indicates scope for focused specialists as well as larger multi-category distributors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Food Framework Spend 2025-2026

Notice Description

North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Food Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, as listed below. This Contract Notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works for which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 0823 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables G Carruthers & Sons Ltd, Sysco GB Limited 1120 Frozen Foods Sysco GB Limited 1219 Groceries & Provisions Sysco GB Limited

Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Food Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, as listed below. This Contract Notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works for which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 0823 449,604.00 GBP 1120 678,520.00 GBP 1219 270,020.00 GBP

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841686
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563949
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75110000 - General public services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,398,144 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
IRVINE
Postcode
KA12 8EE
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Irvine South
Westminster Constituency
Central Ayrshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

George Carruthers & Sons Ltd

Brakes

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563949
    North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Food Framework Spend 2025-2026 - North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Food Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, as listed below. This Contract Notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works for which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 0823 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables G Carruthers & Sons Ltd, Sysco GB Limited 1120 Frozen Foods Sysco GB Limited 1219 Groceries & Provisions Sysco GB Limited

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