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title: "Groceries and Provisions - Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish - Frozen Foods"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838388"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Borders Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Groceries and Provisions - Fresh Meat, Cooked Meats And Fresh Fish - Frozen Foods

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000838388

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561733 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,187,154 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Borders Council |
| Locality | NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS |
| Postcode area | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD6 0SA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15110000 - Meat
- 15896000 - Deep-frozen products

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561733

## 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).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000838388

## Provenance

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