Fresh Food DPS December 2025 - February 2026

A Contract Award Notice
by SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Dps (Supply)
Duration
7 year (est.)
Value
£200M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
06 Mar 2026
Delivery
To 23 Jan 2036 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Related Terms

Location

London

Geochart for 2 buyers and 5 suppliers

Description

NHS Supply Chain: Food seeks to establish a non-exclusive DPS Agreement for the supply of Fresh Food to NHS Supply Chain: Food’s customer base via the Direct Route covering products including but not limited to: fruit, vegetables, prepared potatoes, salads, milk, dairy products, eggs, bread, morning goods, fresh meat, fresh poultry, fresh fish and meat alternatives. The DPS will be in place for a minimum of 7 years with an approximate spend of £200m and will be the main procurement route for NHS Trusts Fresh Food requirements. The DPS is open for applications until 28th February 2029 as a minimum. The DPS is divided into 4 categories of products and Applicants may apply to be included on any or all of the product categories. The 4 categories under the DPS are as follows: Category 1 - Dairy & Bakery Category 2 – Fresh Meat, Poultry & Fish Category 3 – Fresh Fruit, Vegetables & Salads Category 4 - Meat Alternatives Applicants will only be accepted to categories they have applied for if they pass all mandatory criteria within the DPS award process. This notice will contain the awarded Suppliers for the following NHS Trusts across the categories on this DPS. This notice is for the award of Contracts under the DPS between December 2025 - February 2026

Lot Division

1 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for Meat & Poultry for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Award Criteria
Social Value 10.0
Product Evaluation 40.0
Financial 50.0
2 Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for Dairy & Bakery for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Award Criteria
Social Value 10.0
Financial 90.0
3 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Tender for Meat & Poultry for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Award Criteria
Social Value 10.0
Product Evaluation 30.0
Financial 60.0
4 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for Fruit & Vegetables for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Quality Questions 15.0
Social Value 10.0
Product Evaluation 15.0
Financial 60.0
5 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for Dairy & Bakery for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Quality Questions 10.0
Social Value 10.0
Product Evaluation 40.0
Financial 40.0

Award Detail

1 Brake Bros (Ashford)
  • Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £1,687,328
2 Nijjar Dairies (Camberley)
  • Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £194,735
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 Owen Taylor (Derby)
  • United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £669,759
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Ribble Farm Fare (Longridge)
  • Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £757,774
  • Contractor is an SME.
5 Embleton Hall Dairies (Wingate)
  • County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £703,542
  • Contractor is an SME.

CPV Codes

  • 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 03311000 - Fish
  • 15110000 - Meat
  • 15111100 - Beef
  • 15112000 - Poultry
  • 15112120 - Turkeys
  • 15112130 - Chickens
  • 15113000 - Pork
  • 15114000 - Offal
  • 15115100 - Lamb
  • 15119300 - Game
  • 15211100 - Fresh fish fillets
  • 03142500 - Eggs
  • 15500000 - Dairy products
  • 15511000 - Milk
  • 15512000 - Cream
  • 15551000 - Yoghurt and other fermented milk products
  • 15810000 - Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes
  • 15811000 - Bread products
  • 15811200 - Rolls
  • 15310000 - Potatoes and potato products
  • 15330000 - Processed fruit and vegetables

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Reference

  • FTS 020239-2026

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