BFS GROUP LIMITED: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
Large organisation·Slough·South East England·Main market: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Official UK PPONPGVD-4164-WXBR
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How many tenders this supplier has won.
Tenders with at least one award to it. Award records are shown too, because one framework can carry many call-offs.
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How many different public bodies have awarded to this supplier.
Buyers named on its awards, with duplicate names merged.
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How much this supplier has won, by published values.
Sum of award values where it was the only winner, VAT excluded, framework ceilings left out.
Not turnover. Not every award publishes a value.
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Awards to this supplier in the last 12 months.
Award records dated in the last 12 months, against the two years before.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
Where they wini
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
144 lot-level observations (142 awarded lots, 99%, plus 2 envelope awards without lot links; pending awards included) · top CPV classes
1500 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products47 observations · 44% · 46 lots + 1 envelope1589 Miscellaneous food products and dried goods21 observations · 20% · lots3922 Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies10 observations · 9% · lots1598 Non-alcoholic beverages7 observations · 7% · lots1510 Animal products, meat and meat products6 observations · 6% · lots1533 Processed fruit and vegetables6 observations · 6% · lots1580 Miscellaneous food products5 observations · 5% · 4 lots + 1 envelope1511 Meat4 observations · 4% · lotsi
How much this supplier has won, by published values.
Sum of award values where it was the only winner, VAT excluded, framework ceilings left out.
Not turnover. Not every award publishes a value.
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What one of this supplier’s wins is usually worth.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
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Does this supplier usually win above or below the buyer’s estimate.
Its own wins, estimate against award per lot, in its sector.
Based on 7 wins in its industry (CPV division 15).
A past pattern, not a margin and not a price to bid.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Supply of Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Food | Ministry of Justice | — | — | £826,730,000 † |
| The Provision of Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods | Hertfordshire Catering Limited | — | — | £215,000,000 † |
| NET-0154 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods (2025) | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST | — | — | £13,113,018 † |
| RMCS 045 - Supply & Delivery of Groceries & Provisions | Shropshire Council | — | — | £12,500,000 † |
| 01838 The Provision of Frozen Food | Scottish Prison Service | — | — | £4,373,495 † |
Where they deliveri
Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
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Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
ITL1 delivery regions on the notice · 75 of 76 awarded procedures publish one · a procedure with several regions counts in each
Bidding recordi
Competitions this supplier is known to have bid in.
Lots on Procurement Act 2023 award notices naming it as a bidder, split into won and lost. The lot is the contest: three lots of a ten-lot notice is three wins and seven losses.
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Competitions this supplier is known to have bid in.
Lots on Procurement Act 2023 award notices naming it as a bidder, split into won and lost. The lot is the contest: three lots of a ten-lot notice is three wins and seven losses.
Procurement Act 2023 award notices name every bidder · 2 notices name this supplier since 17 Apr 2026 · observed bids, not an estimate
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Competitions this supplier is known to have bid in.
Lots on Procurement Act 2023 award notices naming it as a bidder, split into won and lost. The lot is the contest: three lots of a ten-lot notice is three wins and seven losses.
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Frameworks and DPS this supplier got onto.
Lots appointed out of lots applied for. Kept apart from contract wins because almost every compliant bidder gets a place.
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How many public bodies this supplier has bid to.
Buyers on notices that name it as a bidder, win or lose.
| Notice | Authority | Outcome | Bidders | Published |
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| Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | appointed | 24 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 777_26 Cleaning Materials and Janitorial Supplies | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | not appointed | 19 | 17 Apr 2026 |
Source: bids.details[].tenderers on Procurement Act 2023 notices (from 2025). PCR 2015 notices name no bidders, so earlier contests are invisible here. Latest ten notices shown.
Who they sell toi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · award records explode on framework and DPS panels
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
- Type not classified 36% (52 awards)
- NHS & health 29% (41 awards)
- Education 24% (35 awards)
- Local authority 5% (7 awards)
- Central government 3% (5 awards)
- Police & fire 2% (3 awards)
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
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| ESPO | 4 | 5.3% | 8 | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Scotland Excel | 4 | 5.3% | 7 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") | 3 | 3.9% | 6 | 7 Oct 2025 |
| NHS Supply Chain | 3 | 3.9% | 5 | 17 Oct 2024 |
| NHS National Services Scotland | 2 | 2.6% | 17 | 7 Oct 2025 |
| TUCO Ltd | 2 | 2.6% | 8 | 28 Mar 2024 |
| The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd) | 2 | 2.6% | 6 | 5 Mar 2025 |
| SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | 2 | 2.6% | 6 | 25 Jun 2025 |
Share = of the 76 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
Published end dates only · 24 of 144 awards carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Ends | Published value |
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| FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF FROZEN AND GROCERY PRODUCTS | 31 Oct 2026 | £37,000,000 |
| Food supplies | 31 Mar 2027 | £11,840 |
| Food Provisions | 31 Mar 2027 | £25,500 |
| Lot 1 - Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Foods | 31 Jul 2027 | £400,000,000 |
| Lot 2 - Frozen Foods | 31 Jul 2027 | £400,000,000 |
| Lot 3 - Ambient, Chilled, Fresh and Frozen Foods | 31 Jul 2027 | £400,000,000 |
| Lot 4 - Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads | 31 Jul 2027 | £400,000,000 |
| Lot 1 Ambient Chilled Frozen | 12 Jan 2028 | £168,052 |
Recent awards
Latest 30 of 144 award records naming this supplier
| Award / procedure | Authority | Awarded | Award value |
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| Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | 22 Jun 2026 | £32,000,000 |
| Grocery, Frozen and Chilled | UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA | 27 May 2026 | £1,416,666 |
| Lot 1. Ambient, Chilled, Frozen | THE COLLEGIATE TRUST TRADING LIMITED | 6 May 2026 | £1,601,114 |
| Lot 1 - Wine | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 1 Apr 2026 | £150,870 |
| Ambient,Chilled and Frozen Food | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 10 Mar 2026 | £1,500,000 |
| Lot 1 Ambient Chilled Frozen | Gloucestershire College (Pelican) | 9 Dec 2025 | £168,052 |
| Hot Meal Concepts – Other Concepts | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | Not published | Not published |
| Frozen Ready Meals – Complete Meals | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | Not published | Not published |
| Frozen Ready Meals – Multi-Portion | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | Not published | Not published |
| Frozen Ready Meals – Modified Texture Meals | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | Not published | Not published |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS award and contract releases. An award record is one award × this supplier; a procedure can carry many (panels, call-offs).
- Market observations are awarded lots, or one envelope award when the notice publishes no lot links. Region = delivery ITL1 on the notice, not the supplier’s registered address.
- Authority type: official OCDS UK contracting-authority type when the notice publishes one; otherwise a Tenderline name/id class; otherwise “not classified”. Purchasing hubs with no published type stay unclassified.
- Published value attributable to this supplier alone: £1.1bn across single-supplier awards, framework / DPS ceilings excluded. Coverage is partial and the figure is not turnover, so it is not shown as a headline.
- Contract end dates: published on 24 of 144 awards; 8 end within 18 months.
- Each figure’s own method and sample is behind its ; the long form is on Methodology.
- Never shown: contact details, reliability or payment scores, affiliations, predicted wins.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (36 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this supplier under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
+12 further identifiers not listed here.
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