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title: "Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England"
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# Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fresh-produce-2023-east-of-england-ocds-h6vhtk-03c823). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norse Commercial Services Limited: "Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,930,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norse Commercial Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norse-commercial-services-ltd-coh-02888808)
- **Published Value:** £4,930,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,930,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c823`

## 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/fresh-produce-2023-east-of-england-ocds-h6vhtk-03c823#tl-md)

## Description
Norse has undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a supplier for Fresh Produce, to supply and deliver to all relevant Norse Catering establishments listed within the East of England. The anticipated Contract length is two years with the option to extend for up to a total of 36 months. The value of this Contract is estimated at 4,930,000 GBP over the full potential five year Contract Period (including extensions).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £4,930,000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England (active)
  - Award id: `026323-2023-780140139-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Barsby Produce Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160613`
  - Value: £4,930,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Fresh Produce 2023 - East of England (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,930,000
  - Signed Date: 11/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026323-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-06T11:06:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:51:57.683Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c823