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title: "The Provision of a Food Distribution Network"
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# The Provision of a Food Distribution Network

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-relating-to-the-provision-of-a-food-distribution-network-to-lancashire-ocds-h6vhtk-069fbe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "The Provision of a Food Distribution Network". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £18,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £18,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-relating-to-the-provision-of-a-food-distribution-network-to-lancashire-ocds-h6vhtk-069fbe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069fbe`

## 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/framework-agreement-relating-to-the-provision-of-a-food-distribution-network-to-lancashire-ocds-h6vhtk-069fbe#tl-md)

## Description
Lancashire County Council is seeking market feedback in relation to the future procurement of a framework agreement for the distribution of food and drink products to over 550 sites, predominantly schools and residential care settings.
The contracted distributor will be responsible for receiving, warehousing, consolidating food supplies, receiving and managing orders, invoicing, and delivering food and drink products from multiple suppliers to Lancashire County Council sites, together with customer service, supply chain management and business continuity arrangements.
Due to the increased delivery frequency and purchase volumes acting as a distribution anchor, the distributor will also be required to separately source, supply and deliver fresh fruit, vegetables and salad products as part of the framework.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/05/2027 to 29/04/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096733-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-13T16:04:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T00:58:38.338Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069fbe