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Fresh Dairy Products

In brief

APUC Limited was looking for suppliers for food and drink work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

It is a framework worth up to £1,960,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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What the notice says

The Authority are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Fresh Dairy products to the Scottish Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education sector and some other public sector bodies in Scotland. This includes all full members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd, as detailed at: https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/!#/members More details can be found within Appendix E - List of Institutions. Contractors are expected to be able to provide delivery services to 66.8% (ie. 6) Institution campuses noted as having a requirement for Lot 1 (Highlands & Islands) and 100% of Institutions noted as having a requirement for lot(s) 2-6. Please refer to Appendix E – List of Institutions for further information. The Authority are also seeking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all Institutions within a Lot - regardless of size and demand. The Authority are also seeking to gain a level of price normalisation across the Lots where no Lot is subsidised by a smaller or more geographically disperse Lot. A maximum of 4 Contractors will be appointed per lot.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1 - Highlands & Islands What this lot covers Lot 1 - Highlands & Islands: The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of fresh dairy, consisting of a core list of products, including non-organic milk, organic milk, cream and an additional non-core list of products such as organic cream, crème fraiche, butter, cheese, yoghurts and eggs. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 80% of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) of each geographical lot bid for. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.	Food and drink supplies	—
Lot 2 - Aberdeen & Grampians What this lot covers Lot 2 - Aberdeen & Grampians: The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of fresh dairy, consisting of a core list of products, including non-organic milk, organic milk, cream and an additional non-core list of products such as organic cream, crème fraiche, butter, cheese, yoghurts and eggs. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 80% of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) of each geographical lot bid for. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.	Food and drink supplies	—
Lot 3 - Perth, Angus, Dundee & Fife What this lot covers Lot 3 - Perth, Angus, Dundee & Fife: The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of fresh dairy, consisting of a core list of products, including non-organic milk, organic milk, cream and an additional non-core list of products such as organic cream, crème fraiche, butter, cheese, yoghurts and eggs. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 80% of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) of each geographical lot bid for. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.	Food and drink supplies	—
Lot 4 - South East of Scotland (Stirling, Edinburgh, Lothian & Borders) What this lot covers Lot 4 - South East of Scotland (Stirling, Edinburgh, Lothian & Borders): The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of fresh dairy, consisting of a core list of products, including non-organic milk, organic milk, cream and an additional non-core list of products such as organic cream, crème fraiche, butter, cheese, yoghurts and eggs. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 80% of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) of each geographical lot bid for. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015	Food and drink supplies	—
Lot 5 - Greater Glasgow What this lot covers Lot 5 - Greater Glasgow: The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of fresh dairy, consisting of a core list of products, including non-organic milk, organic milk, cream and an additional non-core list of products such as organic cream, crème fraiche, butter, cheese, yoghurts and eggs. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 80% of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) of each geographical lot bid for. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015.	Food and drink supplies	—
Lot 6 - Argyll, Renfrewshire & Ayrshire What this lot covers Lot 6 - Argyll, Renfrewshire & Ayrshire: The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of fresh dairy, consisting of a core list of products, including non-organic milk, organic milk, cream and an additional non-core list of products such as organic cream, crème fraiche, butter, cheese, yoghurts and eggs. Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 80% of the products listed in the Core Product List (Section A) of each geographical lot bid for. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015.	Food and drink supplies	—

Timeline

17 October 2025Contract notice · notice 066227-2025
30 October 2025Contract notice (update) · notice 069864-2025

About the buyer

APUC LimitedLast 12 months

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From notice 066227-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025, last updated 30 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.