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title: "01838-The Provision of Food Products to the Scottish Prison Service"
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# 01838-The Provision of Food Products to the Scottish Prison Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/01838-the-provision-of-food-products-to-the-scottish-prison-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02c853). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Prison Service: "01838-The Provision of Food Products to the Scottish Prison Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Prison Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-prison-service-GB-FTS-68977)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 August 2021 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Animal products, meat and meat products, Eggs, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat, Frozen potatoes (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £11,818,570 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/01838-the-provision-of-food-products-to-the-scottish-prison-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02c853#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c853`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/01838-the-provision-of-food-products-to-the-scottish-prison-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02c853#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/01838-the-provision-of-food-products-to-the-scottish-prison-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02c853#participate

## Description
The SPS are seeking suppliers to provide food products across the SPS Estate. The intention is to divide the requirement into three lots:
Lot 1: Meat and Poultry
Lot 2: Frozen Food
Lot 3: Prepacked Food
Suppliers may bid for multiple lots. The anticipated contract commencement date for all lots is 17th of November 2021. SPS intend to award a three year contract with an optional extension of two years plus two years.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: 01838 The Provision of Meat and Poultry
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The SPS requires a supplier to provide and deliver meat and poultry products at all SPS sites across Scotland. The products include beef, lamb, pork, offal, bacon, poultry, sausages, puddings, cooked meats and meat based bakery goods.
It will also in...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: 01838 The Provision of Frozen Food
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15220000, 15311000, 15331170, 15800000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** SPS wishes to establish a next generation contract to ensure continued supply and provision of frozen food to any SPS location, with a suitable supplier who can consistently provide the range of frozen food required by SPS and who can supply within a...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: 01838 The Provision of Pre-Packed Food
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 03142500, 15800000, 15890000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The SPS are seeking a supplier to provide and deliver a range of pre-packed food items across the SPS Estate. SPS order circa 350 producst, this includes, but is not limited to, pasta, rice, preserves, sugar and tinned foods. It shall also include a ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 01838 The Provision of Meat and Poultry (active)
  - Award id: `030631-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **McLays Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6876`
  - Value: £2,578,454 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 01838 The Provision of Frozen Food (active)
  - Award id: `030631-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128401`
  - Value: £4,373,495 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 01838 The Provision of Pre-Packed Food (active)
  - Award id: `030631-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Bestway Wholesale Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185920`
  - Value: £4,866,621 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 01838 The Provision of Meat and Poultry (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,578,454
  - Signed Date: 18/11/2021

- **Contract:** 01838 The Provision of Frozen Food (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,373,495
  - Signed Date: 18/11/2021

- **Contract:** 01838 The Provision of Pre-Packed Food (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,866,621
  - Signed Date: 18/11/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030631-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-09T10:34:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T03:07:11.379Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c853