Official UK procurement notice
Grocery Provisions, Frozen & Chilled Foods
Authority: Harper Adams University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHarper Adams University instructed TUCO Ltd to conduct a mini competition under Lot 5 of their framework Grocery, Frozen & Chilled One-Stop HE&FE for the supply and delivery of Grocery Provisions, Frozen and Chilled Foods.
CPV: Animal feedstuffs · Animal or vegetable oils and fats · Beverages, tobacco and related products · Dairy products · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fruit, vegetables and related products · Grain mill products, starches and starch products · Miscellaneous food products · Prepared and preserved fish
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1HAU require 2 providers to supply and deliver frozen, groceries and chilled food items…Awarded
HAU require 2 providers to supply and deliver frozen, groceries and chilled food items for use by University catering department to prepare meals and food items to sell in outlets. Additional information: Note this requirement does not include Costa outlet or shop
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032661- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f9aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Contracts awarded under the framework
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFS GROUP LIMITED | — | — | Awarded |
| Harlech Foodservice LimitedSME | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032661-2026-1 · BFS GROUP LIMITED
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 032661-2026-2 · Harlech Foodservice LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAU require 2 providers to supply and deliver frozen, groceries and chilled food items… | 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | £800,000 – £1,200,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £900,000 – £1,200,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Harper Adams University, legal servicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BFS Group Limited T/A BidfoodAwarded supplier
- Harlech Foodservice LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.