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Grocery Provisions, Frozen & Chilled Foods

Published 10 Apr 2026
10 Apr 2026
HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY
Primary CPV
15000000 *
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Location
🇬🇧 Shropshire and Staffordshire, West Midlands
Value
£800,000
Contract
Not specified
Contract Types
15 *Food, beverages & tobacco
Full CPV Breakdown
SME suitable
Not stated

Publisher Address

Harper Adams University, Newport, TF108NB, United Kingdom · UKG2

Contact

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Award Criteria

  • Value added service
  • Menu Planning
  • Innovation & Range Improvement
  • Returns procedure
  • Staff responsiveness and support
  • Spend analysis
  • Implementation
  • Environmental Impact Measures
  • Account manager
  • Price
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-067f9a
Harper Adams University instructed TUCO Ltd to conduct a mini competition under Lot 5 of their framework Grocery, Frozen & Chilled One-Stop HE&FE for the supply and delivery of Grocery Provisions, Frozen and Chilled Foods.

Awarded to

BFS GROUP LIMITED (T/A BIDFOOD) Harlech Foodservice Ltd

Full CPV breakdown

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

Notice details

Buyer type
Other public body · Education
Competition
Direct award (no competition)
Contract type
Goods
Bids received
10
Winning supplier
Large company
Procurement method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Main category
Goods
Legal basis
CELEX 32014L0024
Notice status
Complete
Award status
Active
Options
Two extension options of 1 year + 1 year on agreement by both parties; at the end of the initial 2 year period
Covered by GPA
Yes
Language
EN
Published
10 Apr 2026 09:43
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f9a
Notice ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f9a

Competition

10
Bids received
2
Bids from SMEs
10
Electronic bids
1,700,000
Lowest Valid Bid Value
2,400,000
Highest Valid Bid Value

Organisations on this notice

BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood
Supplier Large
Slough, United Kingdom
GB-COH 00239718
Harlech Foodservice Ltd
Supplier Large
Criccieth, United Kingdom
GB-COH 1413059
Harper Adams University, legal services
Review Body
Edgmond,, Newport, TF10 8NB ·, United Kingdom
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Lots (1)

Lot 1
HAU require 2 providers to supply and deliver frozen, groceries and chilled food items for use by University catering department to prepare meals and food items to sell in outlets. Additional information: Note this requirement does not include Costa outlet or shop
· Cancelled

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Tender

Title Grocery Provisions, Frozen & Chilled Foods
Status complete
CPV › Description Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Category goods
Description Harper Adams University instructed TUCO Ltd to conduct a mini competition under Lot 5 of their framework Grocery, Frozen & Chilled One-Stop HE&FE for the supply and delivery of Grocery Provisions, Frozen and Chilled Foods.
Lot › Description HAU require 2 providers to supply and deliver frozen, groceries and chilled food items for use by University catering department to prepare meals and food items to sell in outlets. Additional information: Note this requirement does not include Costa outlet or shop
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Value added service
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name Menu Planning
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name Innovation & Range Improvement
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name Returns procedure
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name Staff responsiveness and support
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name Spend analysis
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name Implementation
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name Environmental Impact Measures
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name Account manager
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Description 5
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Type price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Description 60
Lot › Has options Yes
Lot › Options › Description Two extension options of 1 year + 1 year on agreement by both parties; at the end of the initial 2 year period
Lot › Status cancelled
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description Prepared and preserved fish
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description Fruit, vegetables and related products
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description Animal or vegetable oils and fats
Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description Dairy products
Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description Grain mill products, starches and starch products
Item › CPV › CPV 6 › Description Animal feedstuffs
Item › CPV › CPV 7 › Description Miscellaneous food products
Item › CPV › CPV 8 › Description Beverages, tobacco and related products
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKG2
Procedure type limited
Procedure Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Covered by GPA
Procurement Method Rationale Classifications › Description The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Reason for this procedure Contracts awarded under the framework

Awards

Award 1 › Status active
Award 1 › Supplier › Name BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood
Award 2 › Status active
Award 2 › Supplier › Name Harlech Foodservice Ltd

Organisations

Party 1 › Name HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY
Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY
Party 1 › Address › Street Harper Adams University
Party 1 › Address › Town / city Newport
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKG21
Party 1 › Address › Postcode TF108NB
Party 1 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 1 › Role buyer
Party 1 › Link https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description Body governed by public law
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description Education
Party 2 › Name BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood
Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood
Party 2 › Address › Town / city Slough
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKK
Party 2 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 2 › Role supplier
Party 2 › Business size large
Party 3 › Name Harlech Foodservice Ltd
Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name Harlech Foodservice Ltd
Party 3 › Address › Town / city Criccieth
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKL
Party 3 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 3 › Role supplier
Party 3 › Business size large
Party 4 › Name Harper Adams University, legal services
Party 4 › Identifier › Legal Name Harper Adams University, legal services
Party 4 › Address › Street Edgmond,
Party 4 › Address › Town / city Newport
Party 4 › Address › Postcode TF10 8NB ·
Party 4 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 4 › Role Review body

Buyer

Name HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY

Contracts

Contract 1 › Status active
Contract 1 › Signed 30 Jan 2026
Contract 2 › Status active
Contract 2 › Value › Value £800,000
Contract 2 › Value › Currency GBP
Contract 2 › Signed 30 Jan 2026
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