Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 27 May 2026, 08:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grocery, Frozen and Chilled

Official notice

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)

Awarded value£1,416,666published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to BFS GROUP LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of grocery provisions, comprising a range of frozen and chilled food products to support the operation of the University's in-house catering outlets.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 May 2026, 08:06 BST
Last source update: 23 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
Authority reference: PURCON 5114
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-059039
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a54b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: To maintain operational efficiency and consistency across campus catering services while supporting established processes, pricing, and service delivery. Transitioning to alternative supplier at this time would require disproportionate cost and resource, with
potential disruption to service continuity and financial stability

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

5 Jun 2026 → 23 Jun 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends139 days ago
5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published121 days ago
23 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2026

Transparency notice published
27 May 2026, 08:06 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
27 May 2026, 08:14 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,416,6661 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BFS GROUP LIMITED8 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2028	£1,416,666	27 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · BFS GROUP LIMITED
Signed
8 Jun 2026
Value
£1,416,666
Period
8 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2028
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Below £5m

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BFS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00239718GB-PPON: PGVD-4164-WXBR 814 Leigh Road, Slough, South East, SL1 4BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 May 2026, 08:14 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender27 May 2026, 08:06 BST