Who Won It

Contract award · 1 Sep 2025

Contract for the Supply and Distribution of Ambient Meals, In-Cup Drinks and Related Items to Thames Valley Police (TVP) Police Custody Suites

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police awarded “Contract for the Supply and Distribution of…” to BFS Group Limited (Trading as Bid Food) for £367k.

No competitionFood & drinkSouth East

BuyerThe Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
Value £367k
WinnerBFS Group Limited (Trading as Bid Food)

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police · Body governed by public law
Supplier
BFS Group Limited (Trading as Bid Food)
Value
£366,536
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Food & drink · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)
Region
South East
Official notice
052819-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Sep 2025
  2. Published1 Sep 2025Published the same day

Description

Contract award notice only; Direct award via a Kent Police 7 Force framework for the provision of Ambient Meals, In-cup drinks and Related items to Thames Valley Police (TVP) custody suites. This award supersedes any previously published award notices. This is a 2 year call-off commencing 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027.

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