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AwardedAwarded 1 July 2026

Food and General Provisions

South Tyneside Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

South Tyneside Borough Council awarded food and drink work to Bestway Wholesale, JR Holland Food Services and J. Freeman & Sons Limited on 1 July 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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What the notice says

Contract Extension of the NEPO407-Food and General Provisions To extend the current framework for catering services. The new arrangement will be for 13 months until 31/07/2027. The reason for the additional extension is to bring all of the category areas in line with the frozen food category and allow NEPO sufficient time to tender. To ensure continuity of service provision through the NEPO Framework whilst NEPO complete a fully compliant collaborative solution led by NEPO.

Lots

LotTradeValue
General Provisions
What this lot covers

NEPO407 Food General Provisions to extend the current framework. The new arrangement will be for 13 months until 31/07/2027. The reason for the additional extension is to bring all of the category areas in line with the frozen food category and allow NEPO sufficient time to tender. To ensure continuity of service provision through the NEPO Framework whilst NEPO complete a fully compliant collaborative solution led by NEPO.

Food and drink supplies—
Fruit, Vegetables, Bread & EggsFood and drink supplies—
Meat, Sausage & PoultryFood and drink supplies—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Bestway Wholesale—£500,000
JR Holland Food Services—£400,000
J. Freeman & Sons Limited (SME)—£200,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 075733-2026

About the buyer

South Tyneside Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

65

Awards

49

Suppliers it has used most for food and drink

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From notice 075733-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.