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Shire Services Food & Related Contracts

Animal feedstuffs
Animal or vegetable oils and fats
Animal products
+14 more
West Midlands (UKG)
Published value
£17,220,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Shropshire Council: "Shire Services Food & Related Contracts". Published status: planning. Published value: £17,220,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityShropshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£17,220,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Shropshire Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Shropshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
23.7%Historical Average
Based on 5 comparable awards
Competition Density
5.9Bids / Report
12.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Shaftesbury (Livability)Top vendor: 51% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 20 active published awards; 16 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Shaftesbury (Livability)1 win£5,836,250
Action for Children1 win£2,750,000
Bethphage1 win£1,242,596
Walsingham Support1 win£449,000
Pave Aways Ltd1 win£339,850
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityShropshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
Last source update3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAnimal feedstuffs, Animal or vegetable oils and fats, Animal products, meat and meat products, Anti-dust products, Dairy products, Dishwashing products, Fruit, vegetables and related products, Grain mill products, starches and starch products, Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies, Miscellaneous food products, Non-alcoholic beverages, Prepared and preserved fish, Washing preparations
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d9e3
What is being bought
Shropshire Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform a proposed consolidation of a number of standalone food and related supply contracts currently held by Shire Services, the Council's in-house catering and cleaning provider, serving approximately 140 schools and other establishments across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, North Wales and the wider West Midlands. The core scope under consideration covers: drinks and vending; kitchen disposables and light equipment; cleaning materials; grocery provisions; greengroceries; and Red Tractor assured marinated chicken. The Council is also testing market capability to deliver a certified nut-free bakery supply (biscuits and bakery products) as an optional addition to this scope, conditional on the outcome of this engagement. The Council is seeking market feedback on packaging (multi-lot framework, single prime with SME sub-let, or a two-contract split), preferred route to market, and suppliers' own supply-chain and delivery models, ahead of a planned procurement. Participation is voluntary and this notice does not commit the Council to proceeding with any procurement. Full details are set out in the accompanying Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) document, available from the contact given below.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £17,220,000
    3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
  2. Status changed to planning
    3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
  2. Procedure published
    3 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
  3. engagement
    24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    Interested suppliers are invited to review the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) document, available on request from Lianne.Dow@shropshire.gov.uk, and to complete the market engagement questionnaire via the Microsoft Forms link below: Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ETDBti03i0O8gmfkx5ZuiYDedTzJQrxCpJllkEkmL09UMlc1WlJQQlBZQzlRQlhFOFhSSUYxVjFWNC4u This notice is for information only. The information contained in this notice, including the nature and scope of requirements, estimated value, service classification and CPV codes, is indicative of current thinking only, is neither exhaustive nor binding, and the Council reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. Publication of this notice does not oblige the Council to commence any competitive tender process. The Council is not liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this engagement.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Shropshire Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCLL-9577-QDZW
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Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published