Published date: 4 October 2024
Last edited date: 24 January 2025
This notice was replaced on 29 January 2025
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 23 July 2025)
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Contract summary
Industry
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£400,000,000
Procurement reference
83_25
Published date
4 October 2024
Approach to market date
7 February 2025
Contract start date
1 August 2025
Contract end date
31 July 2027
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
This is a Prior Information Notice where the tender documentation is not yet available. However, interest in this opportunity (Expressions of interest) can still be registered (see below on details of how to complete).
Direct Supply and distribution of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salad products.
Lot 1 - Supply of Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Foods
Lot 2 - Supply of Frozen Foods
Lot 3 - Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Fresh and Frozen Foods
Lot 4 - Supply of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads
The duration of the framework agreement is expected to be for 2 years (24 months), with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years (24 months). The total estimated value stated includes the option period (including in the Spend profile, where the total has been evenly spread over all the potentially applicable Financial years as an example, including the option period, and to provide a simple/approximate estimate).
To express an interest:
(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '83_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); d) Express an interest ; e) Once you have expressed an interest RFI documentation can be accessed via the Messages section of the eProcurement Portal (ProContract - please access the Activity dashboard for this).
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | £66,666,667 |
| 2026/2027 | £100,000,000 |
| 2027/2028 | £100,000,000 |
| 2028/2029 | £100,000,000 |
| 2029/2030 | £33,333,333 |
Links
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- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
- Notice of planned procurement
- (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '83_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); d) Express an interest ; e) Once you have expressed an interest RFI documentation can be accessed via the Messages section of the eProcurement Portal (ProContract - please access the Activity dashboard for this).
Additional text
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As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ESPO's Framework Agreements are open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.
ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.
Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.
About the buyer
Contact name
Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team
Address
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
LEICESTER
LE19 1ES
England
Website
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