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Official procurement procedure
Buying Better Foods 2
Agricultural and horticultural products
Animal or vegetable oils and fats
Animal products
+22 more
Location not published
Published value
£800,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Government Commercial Agency: "Buying Better Foods 2". Published status: planned. Published value: £800,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Government Commercial Agency | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £800,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Government Commercial Agency
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Government Commercial Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
365.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 104 active published awards; 16 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityGovernment Commercial Agency | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published15 May 2026, 16:11 BST | Last source update15 May 2026, 16:11 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAgricultural and horticultural products, Animal or vegetable oils and fats, Animal products, meat and meat products, Beverages, tobacco and related products, Canteen and catering services, Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts, Dairy products, Farming, hunting and fishing products, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Forestry and logging products, Fruit, vegetables and related products, Grain mill products, starches and starch products, Miscellaneous food products, Prepared and preserved fish, Restaurant and food-serving services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069a4c | ||
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £800,000,000
15 May 2026, 16:11 BST - Status changed to planned
15 May 2026, 16:11 BST - Official notice release published
15 May 2026, 16:11 BST - Buyer information updated
15 May 2026, 16:11 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
15 May 2026, 16:11 BST - Procedure published
15 May 2026, 16:11 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Government Commercial Agency
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBZB-4962-TVLRDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 15 May 2026, 16:11 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |