Official UK procurement notice
The supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Doles Food Services
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Direct award via the ESPO framework for the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084442- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f944Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct award via the ESPO framework to the incumbent sub-contractor as the supplier of fresh fruit and vegetable has withdrawn this element of the contract
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doles Food Services | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 084442-2025-1 · Doles Food Services
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Doles Food ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.