Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Failte Food Service Limited SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice, Premier Produce Scotland Ltd SME, George Anderson & Sons SME
- Value
- £8,237,675 across 9 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Food & drink · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 062748-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Sep 2025
- Published7 Oct 2025Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
A range of Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products; Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to be used by patient, staff and visitors across Scotland, multi supplier ranked framework. The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the common services agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices Additional information: Total value shown is for the duration of the framework and based on 12 months’ suppliers spend data. The Framework period shall be for 3 years with option to extend for 1 x 12 months periods
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Failte Food Service Limited SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice, Premier Produce Scotland Ltd SME | £1.03m |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Failte Food Service Limited SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice | £526k |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Fife | Failte Food Service Limited SME, George Anderson & Sons SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice | £444k |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Grampian | Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice, Premier Produce Scotland Ltd SME | £1.44m |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Failte Food Service Limited SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice, Premier Produce Scotland Ltd SME | £1.45m |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: The Golden Jubilee Hospital | Failte Food Service Limited SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice, Premier Produce Scotland Ltd SME | £143k |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Lanarkshire and The State Hospital | Failte Food Service Limited SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice, Premier Produce Scotland Ltd SME | £542k |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Lothian and NHS Borders | Failte Food Service Limited SME, George Anderson & Sons SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice | £1.81m |
| Prepared Vegetables and Potato Products, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: NHS Tayside | Failte Food Service Limited SME, George Anderson & Sons SME, Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice | £858k |
About the suppliers
Failte Food Service Limited: every public contract they have won.
Mark Murphy - Part of Dole Foodservice: every public contract they have won.
Premier Produce Scotland Ltd: every public contract they have won.
George Anderson & Sons: every public contract they have won.