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Buying Better Food and Drink
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Authority: Crown Commercial Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCrown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a new Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of RM6279 Buying Better Food and Drink to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations.
This is a national agreement developed to support a simple customer journey through an online single access point.
Our initial contract value is estimated to attract £100 million worth of spend over the 4-year (2 + 1 +1) contract period, which is a small proportion of the annual £2.1 billion public sector food spend.
Additional information: This framework was put in place with an initial duration of 2 years plus an optional extension period of 2 x 12 month periods (2 + 1 + 1). Please note that the 2 x 12 month extensions have been utilised and the end date of this framework is confirmed as being 22/01/2028
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer reference
- RM6279
- Category
- Goods
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- Yes
- Tender deadline
- Communication: Future Notice Date
- Procurement method
- Open
- Additional classifications 1: Reference
- 03200000
- Additional classifications 1: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 1: Description
- Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
- Additional classifications 2: Reference
- 03300000
- Additional classifications 2: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 2: Description
- Farming, hunting and fishing products
- Additional classifications 3: Reference
- 03400000
- Additional classifications 3: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 3: Description
- Forestry and logging products
- Additional classifications 4: Reference
- 15000000
- Additional classifications 4: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 4: Description
- Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- Additional classifications 5: Reference
- 55300000
- Additional classifications 5: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 5: Description
- Restaurant and food-serving services
- Additional classifications 6: Reference
- 55500000
- Additional classifications 6: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 6: Description
- Canteen and catering services
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Notice published20 Aug 2021
- Award decision23 Jan 2024
- Contract starts23 Jan 2024
- Contract ends22 Jan 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authority
- Identifier
- supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/6sQD8uds · GB-SRS
Suppliers named on the notice
- A list of successful suppliers can be found in the attachmentsSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
Other published details
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 1: Reference
- 1
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 1: Amount
- £25,000,000.00
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 1: Period: Start date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 1: Period: End date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 1: Description
- 2022/2023
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 2: Reference
- 2
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 2: Amount
- £25,000,000.00
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 2: Period: Start date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 2: Period: End date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 2: Description
- 2023/2024
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 3: Reference
- 3
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 3: Amount
- £25,000,000.00
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 3: Period: Start date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 3: Period: End date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 3: Description
- 2024/2025
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 4: Reference
- 4
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 4: Amount
- £25,000,000.00
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 4: Period: Start date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 4: Period: End date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 4: Description
- 2025/2026
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 5: Reference
- 5
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 5: Amount
- £30,500,000.00
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 5: Period: Start date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 5: Period: End date
- Budget: Budget Breakdown 5: Description
- 2025/2026
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-b77e645e-fec3-4ac5-abe6-dbd323e51379-2025-04-16T16:56:08+01:00
- Published
- 20 Aug 2021
- Latest update
- 16 Apr 2025
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-b77e645e-fec3-4ac5-abe6-dbd323e51379
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-b77e645e-fec3-4ac5-abe6-dbd323e51379-1