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title: "Award of The Supply of Grocery, Frozen and Chilled Products for Forth Valley College"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000824197"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Forth Valley College"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Award of The Supply of Grocery, Frozen and Chilled Products for Forth Valley College

Buyer: Forth Valley College  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000824197

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561916 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £389,547 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |
| Locality | ALLOA |
| Postcode area | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK2 9AD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM12 Falkirk |
| Local authority | Falkirk |
| Electoral ward | Falkirk North |
| Westminster constituency | Falkirk |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 17:48 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561916

## Notice URLs

- http://www.angus.gov.uk/
- http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.forthvalley.ac.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/
- https://publichealthscotland.scot/
- https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/

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