Fresh Food & Food to Go
Supply Chain Coordination Limited · Local or regional public body
In brief
Supply Chain Coordination Limited awarded food and drink work to Multihope Limited, BFS Group and Ribble Farm Fare Limited and 65 others on 28 October 2026.
It is a framework worth up to £228,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 20 January 2027.
It is split into 5 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Dairy & Bakery 20 January 2027 to 19 January 2029 What this lot coversThis Lot is for Milk, Dairy, Eggs, Bread & Morning Goods in the following categories: Milk – Fresh & Long Life, Cream, Yoghurt, Butter, Cheese, Shell Egg, Liquid Egg, Bread Loaves & Buns, Baked Morning Goods and Non-dairy drinks (milk free). | Food and drink supplies | £130,605,392 |
| Fresh Meat, Poultry, Fish & Meat-Free Alternatives 20 January 2027 to 19 January 2029 What this lot coversThis Lot is for the supply of fresh meat in the following categories; Beef, Game, Goat/Kid, Lamb/Mutton, Pork, Chicken, Turkey, Meat, Poultry & Game Pies, Offal, Fish and Meat-Free Alternatives. | Food and drink supplies | £88,136,427 |
| Fresh Produce 20 January 2027 to 19 January 2029 What this lot coversThis Lot is for fresh and prepared fruit and vegetables and salads in the following categories: Whole fresh (fruit, vegetables and salads); Prepared (fruit, vegetables and salads) and Par cooked chips / prepared potatoes. | Food and drink supplies | £92,489,941 |
| Food To Go – Patient Feeding Solutions 20 January 2027 to 19 January 2029 What this lot coversThis Lot is Patient Feeding Solutions in the following categories: Patient Feeding Sandwiches, Patient Feeding Salads and Snack Pots. | Food and drink supplies | £117,644,240 |
| Food To Go - Retail Concepts 20 January 2027 to 19 January 2029 What this lot coversThis Lot covers Food to Go products suitable for a retail environments, cafes and outlets within NHS Trusts. This range shall include, but not be limited to: Prepared retail sandwiches, Hospitality platters, Prepared salads, Savoury pastry products, Sweet pastry products, Hot eats, Snack pots and dip pots, Cakes, traybakes and individual sweet treats, Sweet and savoury snack pots, including breakfast pots, Pies, pasties, pastries, pizza products, Frozen desserts, frozen drinks, ice cream, Grab‑and‑go food items, Hot and Cold Drinks, Bakery products, Paninis and Sushi. | Food and drink supplies | £92,434,760 |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multihope Limited (SME) BFS Group Ribble Farm Fare Limited (SME) Embleton Hall Dairies Ltd (SME) Johal Dairies Limited (SME) Harlech Foodservice Limited Clifton Dairies Ltd (SME) Dunsters Farm Limited (SME) Arthur David (Food with Service) Limited Sysco GB Limited Crowndale Food Services Limited (SME) Fresh Direct (UK) Limited Kent Frozen Foods Limited Tamar Fresh Limited (SME) Turner & Price Limited West Country Milk Consortium Limited (SME) Morris Quality Bakers Limited (SME) United Fresh Consortium Limited (SME) Dole Limited M.& W.mack Limited Freshways (SME) South Lincs Foodservice Ltd (SME) AG Axton & Sons (Wholesale) Ltd (SME) Arthur Brett Catering Ltd (SME) BFS Group Limited T/A Oliver Kay Caterfood South West T/A Caterfood (SME) Creamline Dairies Limited Elite Fine Foods (SME) Harvest Fine Foods Limited (SME) Hunts Food Group Ltd John Palin Fresh Produce Ltd (SME) Martin-Brower UK Limited Minor, Weir & Willis Ltd Norfolk Catering Ltd. (SME) 40 bids received | Fresh Dairy & Bakery | £130,605,392 | Awarded 28 October 2026 |
| BFS Group Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd (SME) John Sheppard Butchers Limited (SME) Harlech Foodservice Limited J. Freeman & Sons Limited (SME) Sysco GB Limited Crowndale Food Services Limited (SME) Fresh Direct (UK) Limited Kent Frozen Foods Limited Turner & Price Limited West Country Milk Consortium Limited (SME) M.& W.mack Limited C M B Foods Ltd. (SME) County Foods Limited (SME) Midland Foods Limited (SME) P.f.d.(Carlisle)limited South Lincs Foodservice Ltd (SME) Middlesex Meat Company Ltd (SME) BFS Group Limited T/A Oliver Kay Caterfood South West T/A Caterfood (SME) Elite Fine Foods (SME) Harvest Fine Foods Limited (SME) Hunts Food Group Ltd Martin-Brower UK Limited J.W. Young (Butchers) Ltd (SME) Moving Mountains Foods Limited (SME) Reeves Butchers Ltd (SME) Scorse Foods Limited (SME) TPB Foods Limited (SME) 35 bids received | Fresh Meat, Poultry, Fish & Meat-Free Alternatives | £88,136,427 | Awarded 28 October 2026 |
| Multihope Limited (SME) BFS Group Ribble Farm Fare Limited (SME) GW Price Ltd (SME) Harlech Foodservice Limited Dunsters Farm Limited (SME) Arthur David (Food with Service) Limited Sysco GB Limited Crowndale Food Services Limited (SME) Fresh Direct (UK) Limited Kent Frozen Foods Limited Tamar Fresh Limited (SME) Turner & Price Limited West Country Milk Consortium Limited (SME) Fresh Connect Limited (SME) United Fresh Consortium Limited (SME) Dole Limited M.& W.mack Limited Country Fresh Foods (SME) South Lincs Foodservice Ltd (SME) AG Axton & Sons (Wholesale) Ltd (SME) Arthur Brett Catering Ltd (SME) BFS Group Limited T/A Oliver Kay Caterfood South West T/A Caterfood (SME) Elite Fine Foods (SME) Harvest Fine Foods Limited (SME) Hunts Food Group Ltd John Palin Fresh Produce Ltd (SME) Martin-Brower UK Limited Minor, Weir & Willis Ltd J R Holland Food Services Ltd (SME) J R Wholesale (Sussex) Ltd (SME) Trevors Warehouses Ltd T/A Trevors Foodservice (SME) West Country Fruit Sales Limited T/A West Country Foodservice (SME) W McClure Ltd T/A McClures (SME) 41 bids received | Fresh Produce | £92,489,941 | Awarded 28 October 2026 |
| BFS Group Anchor Catering Limited (SME) On A Roll Sandwich Co Ltd (SME) Raynor Foods Ltd (SME) Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd Tamar Fresh Limited (SME) Norfolk Catering Ltd. (SME) West Country Fruit Sales Limited T/A West Country Foodservice (SME) Carpenter Catering Limited (SME) Limetree Foods Ltd T/A Sandwich King (SME) Luncheon Express Ltd (SME) 13 bids received | Food To Go – Patient Feeding Solutions | £117,644,240 | Awarded 28 October 2026 |
| BFS Group Anchor Catering Limited (SME) On A Roll Sandwich Co Ltd (SME) Raynor Foods Ltd (SME) Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd Sysco GB Limited Kent Frozen Foods Limited Tamar Fresh Limited (SME) West Country Milk Consortium Limited (SME) Northern Bites Halifax Ltd (SME) Samworth Brothers Limited Fulfil Limited (SME) Bako - Group Norfolk Catering Ltd. (SME) West Country Fruit Sales Limited T/A West Country Foodservice (SME) Carpenter Catering Limited (SME) Limetree Foods Ltd T/A Sandwich King (SME) Luncheon Express Ltd (SME) Kirtons Bakery Limited (SME) Springvale Foods Limited (SME) 24 bids received | Food To Go - Retail Concepts | £92,434,760 | Awarded 28 October 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 061570-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077106-2025
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 032653-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 033587-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 103456-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
88Awards
34Suppliers it has used most for food and drink
- Anchor Catering Limited2 contracts
- Clifton Dairies Ltd2 contracts
- Embleton Hall Dairies Ltd2 contracts
- GW Price Ltd2 contracts
- Johal Dairies Limited2 contracts
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From notice 061570-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 October 2025, last updated 30 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 30 October 2026.