NEPO407 - Food Supply
The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)(buyer)
- Published
- Published 18 June 2026
- Deadline
- Deadline: 7 December 2026 (25 days left)
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 13 awarded contracts
Gateshead, United Kingdom
GB-COH: 05014821
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Lots (11)
Multi-Temperature (Ambient and Frozen Products) - Newcastle upon Tyne
Supply and delivery of a broad range of ambient, chilled where applicable and frozen food and general provision products required by Contracting Authorities in the Newcastle upon Tyne area. Products may include, but are not limited to, dry store goods, canned and packaged goods, frozen food products, grocery items, baking ingredients, condiments, desserts, snacks, beverages and associated catering provisions. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must be capable of providing reliable, temperature-controlled storage, handling and distribution arrangements, ensuring products are delivered safely, in full, and within the agreed delivery windows to Contracting Authority establishments.
£32,000,000Multi-temperature (Ambient and Frozen Products) - Gateshead, Sunderland & South Tyneside
Supply and delivery of a broad range of ambient, chilled where applicable and frozen food and general provision products required by Contracting Authorities in Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside areas. Products may include, but are not limited to, dry store goods, canned and packaged goods, frozen food products, grocery items, baking ingredients, condiments, desserts, snacks, beverages and associated catering provisions. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must be capable of providing reliable, temperature-controlled storage, handling and distribution arrangements, ensuring products are delivered safely, in full, and within the agreed delivery windows to Contracting Authority establishments.
£40,000,000Multi-Temperature (Ambient and Frozen Products) - Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees
Supply and delivery of a broad range of ambient, chilled where applicable and frozen food and general provision products required by Contracting Authorities in Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees areas. Products may include, but are not limited to, dry store goods, canned and packaged goods, frozen food products, grocery items, baking ingredients, condiments, desserts, snacks, beverages and associated catering provisions. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must be capable of providing reliable, temperature-controlled storage, handling and distribution arrangements, ensuring products are delivered safely, in full, and within the agreed delivery windows to Contracting Authority establishments.
£35,000,000Multi-Temperature (Ambient and Frozen Products) - North Tyneside & Northumberland
Supply and delivery of a broad range of ambient, chilled where applicable and frozen food and general provision products required by Contracting Authorities in North Tyneside & Northumberland areas. Products may include, but are not limited to, dry store goods, canned and packaged goods, frozen food products, grocery items, baking ingredients, condiments, desserts, snacks, beverages and associated catering provisions. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must be capable of providing reliable, temperature-controlled storage, handling and distribution arrangements, ensuring products are delivered safely, in full, and within the agreed delivery windows to Contracting Authority establishments.
£13,000,000Fresh Produce (Fruit, Vegetables and Short Life Products)
Supply and delivery of fresh fruit, vegetables, prepared produce and other short-life products required by Contracting Authorities across the whole of the North East. Products may include, but are not limited to, whole and prepared fruit and vegetables, salads, herbs, fresh juices and other perishable produce. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must ensure that all produce is fresh, suitably graded, appropriately packaged and delivered with sufficient residual shelf life.
£32,000,000Fresh Meat (Poultry, Beef and Meat Products)
Supply and delivery of fresh meat, poultry and associated meat products required by Contracting Authorities across the North East. Products may include, but are not limited to, beef, lamb, pork, poultry, sausages, burgers, minced meat, cooked meats and prepared meat products. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must ensure all products comply with relevant food safety, hygiene, traceability, animal welfare and labelling requirements. Where required, Suppliers must be able to provide products that meet specified provenance, accreditation, halal, higher welfare or other Contracting Authority requirements.
£18,000,000Nursery Milk - Direct Delivery
Supply and direct delivery of nursery milk required by Contracting Authorities. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must ensure products are stored, transported and delivered in accordance with cold chain requirements and relevant food safety legislation. Products supplied to educational establishments must support applicable school food requirements and, where relevant, government milk scheme requirements.
£6,000,000Bulk Milk & Kitchen Milk
Supply and delivery of milk and dairy products required by Contracting Authorities via either a nominated 3rd Party, Direct Delivery or an Integrated Solution in the North East of England. Products may include, but are not limited to, whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, skimmed milk, nursery milk, school milk, organic milk and other dairy products. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must ensure products are stored, transported and delivered in accordance with cold chain requirements and relevant food safety legislation. Products supplied to educational establishments must support applicable school food requirements and, where relevant, government milk scheme requirements.
£5,000,000Organic Milk
Supply and delivery of milk and dairy products required by Contracting Authorities in the Tees Valley. Products may include organic milk and other organic dairy products. Suppliers appointed to this Lot must ensure products are stored, transported and delivered in accordance with cold chain requirements and relevant food safety legislation. Products supplied to educational establishments must support applicable school food requirements and, where relevant, government milk scheme requirements.
£1,000,000Meal Concepts & Food to Go
Supply and delivery of concept-based meal solutions and ready-to-eat products that may be used by Contracting Authorities to support catering, hospitality, retail, education or leisure requirements. Solutions, products and services may include, but are not limited to, branded food offers, grab-and-go products, sandwiches, salads, wraps, meal boxes and hot food concepts. Solutions may include food products, packaging, consumables, promotional materials, point of sale support and any other components necessary to deliver the food offer. Due to the diverse nature products and solutions in scope of this Lot, Contracting Authorities will normally define their detailed requirements through a Further Competition Process.
£18,000,000Exception and Contingent Arrangements
All awarded Suppliers across the Framework Lots 1 - 4 will be automatically awarded to Lot 6. Suppliers may be utilised to protect supply where a Supplier in another Lot is unable to meet a Contracting Authority's requirement within the awarded category for any reason on a temporary or permanent basis. The purpose of this Lot is to provide resilience, flexibility and contingency arrangements across the Framework.
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Open for bids
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £200,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 18 June 2026
- Questions by
- 30 November 2026
- Deadline
- 7 December 2026
Competition and scoring criteria
Expected competition
3
Median bids on comparable tenders
Open and restricted tenders in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 22% received only one.
How bids will be scored
Price 50% · Quality 50%
- Quality45%
- Price50%
- ESG5%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
£450,356
Median of 538 awards in the last 24 months
The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) in the last 12 months
9
contracts awarded, worth £14,080,500,000 in total
Recent awards in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.
- Fresh Meat
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation, won by C M B FOODS LTD.
£420k · 6 October 2026
- The Marketplace
Government Commercial Agency, won by PARAGON CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS (LONDON) LIMITED
£1bn · 20 September 2026
- Supply of Dried Foods & Tinned Goods
Falmouth Exeter Plus, won by West Country Foodservice
£900k · 23 August 2026
- Supply of Butchery / meat products for St Helens College
St Helens College, won by HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED
£12.1m · 28 June 2026
Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract Notice
5 November 2026
Prior Information Notice
18 June 2026
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