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RM6409 Buying Better Food and Drink 2
Published Today
28 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
15000000 *
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Liverpool, North West
- Value
- £800,000,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
30/04/2027 29/04/2029
- Contract Types
-
15 *Food, beverages & tobaccoFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PP, United Kingdom · UKD72
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Government Commercial Agency
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
15000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: RM6409
This will be a replacement agreement to follow RM6279 Buying Better Food and Drink framework, which expires on 22/01/2028.
Of the £4.9bn, total Public Sector food spend, the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) has a market share <0.3%.
The procurement is planned as a single supplier framework (as per the current RM6279 agreement), where the opportunity for SMEs is a key benefit of the operational model, as buyers and the Tier 1 supplier can add SMEs to the supply chain for direct delivery supplies to customers at any time, via the Buyer Unique Line terms. The framework is designed to reduce barriers for SMEs to access public sector contracts to supply food and drink.
The framework will be suitable for all Public Sector buyers including central government organisations, devolved administrations and wider public sector organisations in the United Kingdom.
Full CPV breakdown
- 15000000 — Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Planned
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026 09:09
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069a4c
- Notice ID
- RM6409
Full notice record
48 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Planning
| Document › Document type | Planned procurement notice |
| Document › Description | Pipeline notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101839-2026 |
| Document › Published | 28 Oct 2026 |
Organisations
| Name | Government Commercial Agency |
| Address › Street | 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street |
| Address › Town / city | Liverpool |
| Address › Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD72 |
| Contact › Email | supplier@gca.gov.uk |
| Contact › Telephone | +44 3454102222 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.gca.gov.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | Government Commercial Agency |
Tender
| Title | RM6409 Buying Better Food and Drink 2 |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Food, beverages, tobacco and related products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Agricultural and horticultural products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Farming, hunting and fishing products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Forestry and logging products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Animal products, meat and meat products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Prepared and preserved fish |
| Item › CPV › CPV 8 › Description | Fruit, vegetables and related products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 9 › Description | Animal or vegetable oils and fats |
| Item › CPV › CPV 10 › Description | Dairy products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 11 › Description | Grain mill products, starches and starch products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 12 › Description | Miscellaneous food products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 13 › Description | Beverages, tobacco and related products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 14 › Description | Restaurant and food-serving services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 15 › Description | Canteen and catering services |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,000,000,000 |
| Value › Value | £800,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 30 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 29 Apr 2029 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 29 Apr 2031 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Status | planned |
| Communication › Expected publication | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Status | planned |