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Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen

Published 12 Oct 2026
12 Oct 2026
Deadline in 24 days

Primary CPV
15000000 *
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Location
🇬🇧 East of England
Value
No value specified
Contract
2 years Duration
15/02/2027 14/02/2029
Contract Types
15 *Food, beverages & tobacco
Full CPV Breakdown
SME suitable
Not stated

Publisher Address

280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, NR6 6EQ, United Kingdom · UKH

Contact

Award Criteria

  • SOCIAL VALUE (10%)
  • SERVICE DELIVERY (30%)
  • PRICING SCHEDULE AND ON-COST (60%)

Reference: NGRP0144
Norse Commercial Services are completing a procurement process for the supply of ambient, chilled, and frozen foods and beverages across the East of England, the South East, and the South West regions for Norse catering establishments, which includes education, non-education, the workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure, and healthcare - the majority of Norse catering establishments within the education sector. The Contract is planned to commence 15th February 2027.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 15000000 — Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Other public body
Competition
Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type
Goods
Procurement method
Open procedure
Main category
Goods
Above threshold
Yes
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Active
Renewal
a period or periods up to a total of 36 months
Submission method
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Enquiries close
12 Nov 2026
Award decision expected
11 Dec 2026
Covered by GPA
Yes
Language
EN
Published
12 Oct 2026 12:37
Deadline
12 Nov 2026 12:00
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82
Notice ID
NGRP0144

Everything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.

Organisations

Party 1 › Name Norse Commercial Services Limited
Party 1 › Address › Street 280 Fifers Lane
Party 1 › Address › Town / city Norwich
Party 1 › Address › Postcode NR6 6EQ
Party 1 › Address › Country GB
Party 1 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKH15
Party 1 › Contact › Name Selina Powles
Party 1 › Contact › Email Selina.Powles@norsegroup.co.uk
Party 1 › Contact › Telephone +44 (0) 7776 163726
Party 1 › Role buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Description Public undertaking
Party 2 › Name Norse Eastern Limited
Party 2 › Address › Street 280 Fifers Lane
Party 2 › Address › Town / city Norwich
Party 2 › Address › Postcode NR6 6EQ
Party 2 › Address › Country GB
Party 2 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKH15
Party 2 › Contact › Name Selina Powles
Party 2 › Contact › Email Selina.Powles@norsegroup.co.uk
Party 2 › Contact › Telephone +44 (0) 7776 163726
Party 2 › Role buyer
Party 2 › Classification › Description Public undertaking
Party 3 › Name Norse South West Limited
Party 3 › Address › Street 280 Fifers Lane
Party 3 › Address › Town / city Norwich
Party 3 › Address › Postcode NR6 6EQ
Party 3 › Address › Country GB
Party 3 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKH15
Party 3 › Contact › Name Selina Powles
Party 3 › Contact › Email Selina.Powles@norsegroup.co.uk
Party 3 › Contact › Telephone +44 (0) 7776 163726
Party 3 › Role buyer
Party 3 › Classification › Description Public undertaking
Party 4 › Name Medway Norse Limited
Party 4 › Address › Street 280 Fifers Lane
Party 4 › Address › Town / city Norwich
Party 4 › Address › Postcode NR6 6EQ
Party 4 › Address › Country GB
Party 4 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKH15
Party 4 › Contact › Name Selina Powles
Party 4 › Contact › Email Selina.Powles@norsegroup.co.uk
Party 4 › Contact › Telephone +44 (0) 7776 163726
Party 4 › Role buyer
Party 4 › Classification › Description Public undertaking

Buyer

Name Norse Commercial Services Limited

Tender

Title Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen
Description Norse Commercial Services are completing a procurement process for the supply of ambient, chilled, and frozen foods and beverages across the East of England, the South East, and the South West regions for Norse catering establishments, which includes education, non-education, the workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure, and healthcare - the majority of Norse catering establishments within the education sector. The Contract is planned to commence 15th February 2027.
Status active
Item › CPV › Description Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) UKH
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country United Kingdom
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) UKK
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country United Kingdom
Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Region (NUTS) UKJ
Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT £20,000,000
Value › Currency GBP
Procedure type open
Procedure Open procedure
Category goods
Above threshold Yes
Covered by › Covered by 1 GPA
Covered by › Covered by 2 CPTPP
How to submit https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Submission Terms › Electronic submission allowed
Submission Terms › Languages en
Bidding period › End 12 Nov 2026
Questions period › End 12 Nov 2026
Award decision period › End 11 Dec 2026
Lot › Status active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT £20,000,000
Lot › Value › Currency GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name SOCIAL VALUE
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description MSQ
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight 10
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name SERVICE DELIVERY
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description MSQs
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight 30
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name PRICING SCHEDULE AND ON-COST
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description COST
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight 60
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type economic
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description - CreditSafe score of 40 or above - Insurance levels as below; a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £10,000,000 b. Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 c. Product Liability Insurance = £10,000,000
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type technical
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start 15 Feb 2027
Lot › Contract period › End 14 Feb 2029
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to 14 Feb 2032
Lot › Can be renewed Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description a period or periods up to a total of 36 months
Document › Document 1 › Document type Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type Bidding documents
Document › Document 2 › Link https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Document › Document 3 › Document type Tender notice
Document › Document 3 › Description Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 3 › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096039-2026
Document › Document 3 › Published 12 Oct 2026
Contract Terms › Financial Terms Please refer to the ITT Pack
Risk Details Please refer to ITT Pack
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