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title: "Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen"
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# Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-foods-and-beverages-ambient-chilled-and-frozen-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norse Commercial Services Limited: "Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen". Published status: active. Published Value: £20,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 23 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Norse Commercial Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norse-commercial-services-limited-GB-PPON-PRLT-2616-PGPY)
- **Published Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UKH, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-foods-and-beverages-ambient-chilled-and-frozen-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82`

## 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/provision-of-foods-and-beverages-ambient-chilled-and-frozen-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-foods-and-beverages-ambient-chilled-and-frozen-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82#participate

## Description
Norse Commercial Services are completing a procurement process for the supply of ambient, chilled, and frozen foods and beverages across the East of England, the South East, and the South West regions for Norse catering establishments, which includes education, non-education, the workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure, and healthcare - the majority of Norse catering establishments within the education sector.
The Contract is planned to commence 15th February 2027.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: OPTION 1 = 5 LOTS / OPTION 2 = 3 LOTS / OPTION 3 = 2 LOTS
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000
- **Description:** AS DETAILED BELOW AND WITHIN THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION;
OPTION ONE:
LOT ONE - East of England - Ambient, chilled, and frozen
LOT TWO - East of England - Fresh Meat
LOT THREE - South West - Ambient, chilled, and frozen
LOT FOUR - South West - Fresh Mea...
- **Contract Period:** 15/02/2027 to 14/02/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: PLEASE REFER TO DETAIL ABOVE (LOT NO. 1) ON VARIOUS OPTIONS AND LOT STRUCTURE
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** PLEASE REFER TO DETAIL ABOVE (LOT 1) ON VARIOUS OPTIONS AND LOT STRUCTURE
FULL DETAIL STATED WITHIN TENDER DOCUMENTATION
- **Contract Period:** 15/02/2027 to 14/02/2029
- **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%2F096039-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T08:03:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T17:13:38.677Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82