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title: "North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Food Framework Spend 2025-2026"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841686"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Ayrshire Council"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Food Framework Spend 2025-2026

Buyer: North Ayrshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841686

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563949 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

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

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,398,144 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Ayrshire Council |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Postcode area | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | George Carruthers & Sons Ltd; Brakes |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75110000 - General public services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563949

## 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

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841686

## Provenance

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