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PROVISION OF FRESH & COOKED MEAT TO AGMA (ASSOCIATION OF GREATER MANCHESTER AUTHORITIES)

Buyer: Trafford Council →

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BuyerTrafford Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline30 Jan 2026
Value£3,025,000
Published19 Feb 2026

What is being bought

AGMA (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities), invites tenders for the establishment of a contract for the Supply and Delivery of Fresh Meat, including Halal, Cooked Meats and Bacon on behalf of Council school kitchens, catering departments, care homes, social care establishments and any other associated civic or council buildings, as required.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

PROVISION OF FRESH & COOKED MEAT TO AGMA (ASSOCIATION OF GREATER MANCHESTER AUTHORITIES)

Statuspending
Value£3,025,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f696
Latest release ID015282-2026
Latest release timestampThu Feb 19 2026 14:15:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000604-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
19 Feb 2026award, contract015282-2026
6 Jan 2026tender000604-2026
16 Dec 2025planning083302-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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      "endDate": "2026-01-19T12:00:00Z"
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      "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed"
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
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      "id": "GB-PPON-PGZW-1429-QQZQ",
      "name": "Trafford Council",
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      "address": {
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Manchester",
        "postalCode": "M32 0TH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road"
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        "email": "luisa.venturi-watkins@star-procurement.gov.uk"
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  "planning": {
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        "id": "083302-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083302-2025",
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        "description": "Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2025-12-16T12:07:19Z"
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