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# Shire Services Food & Related Contracts

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shire-services-food-related-contracts-ocds-h6vhtk-06d9e3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Shropshire Council: "Shire Services Food & Related Contracts". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £17,220,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Shropshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/shropshire-council-ons-e06000051)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £17,220,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Animal feedstuffs, Animal or vegetable oils and fats, Animal products, meat and meat products, Anti-dust products, Dairy products (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shire-services-food-related-contracts-ocds-h6vhtk-06d9e3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d9e3`

## 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/shire-services-food-related-contracts-ocds-h6vhtk-06d9e3#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 15100000, 15200000, 15300000, 15400000, 15500000, 15600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2027 to 30/04/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073159-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-03T12:00:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:45:48.652Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d9e3