Official UK procurement notice
www.southtyneside.gov.uk · UK public procurement notice
Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Extension of the NEPO416-Milk and Dairy Products.
To extend the current framework for Milk and Dairy Products, the new arrangement will be for 13 months until 31/07/2027.
The reason for the additional extension is to bring all of the category areas in line with the frozen food category and allow NEPO sufficient time to tender.
To ensure continuity of service provision through the NEPO Framework whilst NEPO complete a fully compliant collaborative solution led by NEPO.
CPV: Dairy products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Milk and Dairy Products via the NEPO416Awarded
Milk and Dairy Products via the NEPO416.
To extend the current framework for Milk and Dairy Products, the new arrangement will be for 13 months until 31/07/2027.
The reason for the additional extension is to bring all of the category areas in line with the frozen food category and allow NEPO sufficient time to tender.
To ensure continuity of service provision through the NEPO Framework whilst NEPO complete a fully compliant collaborative solution led by NEPO.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Aug 2026, 13:04 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 13:04 BST
- Authority reference
F9098- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075718- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e01bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The reason for the additional extension is to bring all of the category areas in line with the frozen food category and allow NEPO sufficient time to tender.
To ensure continuity of service provision through the NEPO Framework whilst NEPO complete a fully compliant collaborative solution led by NEPO.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embleton Hall Dairies LtdSME | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 075718-2026-1 · Embleton Hall Dairies LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- 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
- South Tyneside CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Embleton Hall DairiesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.