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title: "Fresh Produce (South West) 2021"
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# Fresh Produce (South West) 2021

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fresh-produce-south-west-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1ea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norse Commercial Services Limited: "Fresh Produce (South West) 2021". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,212,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Apr 2021, 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:** £2,212,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 April 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bread products, Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts, Dairy products, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,106,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fresh-produce-south-west-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1ea#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a1ea`

## 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-south-west-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1ea#tl-md)

## Description
Norse has completed a procurement process to identify and appoint a supplier for each Lot contained within this Invitation to Tender (Lot One - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Lot Two - Dairy and Bread), to supply and deliver to all relevant Devon Norse Catering establishments listed within the South West. The contract length is two years with the option to extend for up to 24 months. The value of this Contract is estimated at 2,212,000 GBP across both lots over the full four year Contract Period (including extensions).

## Lots (2)
### Lot One: Fruit and Vegetables
- **Lot id:** `One`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 03200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £339,000
- **Description:** Fruit and Vegetables

### Lot Two: Dairy and Bread
- **Lot id:** `Two`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 15500000, 15811000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £214,000
- **Description:** Dairy and bread

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 018588-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Redbridge Produce & Flowers Limited t/a Total Produce**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-27069`
  - Value: £1,106,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 018588-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,106,000
  - Signed Date: 24/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018588-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-03T11:15:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:17:20.884Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a1ea