AwardedFind a Tender · award

Grocery, Frozen and Chilled

BuyerUNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

StatusAwarded

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published23 Jun 2026

What is being bought

The supply of grocery provisions, comprising a range of frozen and chilled food products to support the operation of the University's in-house catering outlets.

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 rationaleTo maintain operational efficiency and consistency across campus catering services while supporting established processes, pricing, and service delivery. Transitioning to alternative supplier at this time would require disproportionate cost and resource, with potential disruption to service continuity and financial stability

Rationale classificationsadditionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

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

1

Statusactive

SupplierBFS GROUP LIMITED

Contracts

1

Statusactive

Value£1,416,666

Documents & submission route

Not published

Source data inventory

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

OCID	ocds-h6vhtk-06a54b
Latest release ID	059039-2026
Latest release timestamp	Tue Jun 23 2026 14:00:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	complete
Procurement method	direct
Procurement method details	Direct award
Main procurement category	Not published
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	1
Awards in latest release	1
Contracts in latest release	1
Parties in latest release	2

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
23 Jun 2026	award, contract	059039-2026
27 May 2026	award, contract	049341-2026
27 May 2026	award, contract	049339-2026

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)

23 Jun 2026 · 059039-2026 · award, contract

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27 May 2026 · 049341-2026 · award, contract

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27 May 2026 · 049339-2026 · award, contract

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