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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- South Tyneside Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Bestway Wholesale Ltd SME, JR Holland Food Services Ltd SME, J. Freeman & Sons Limited
- Value
- £1,100,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Food & drink · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 075733-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published10 Aug 2026Published 40 days after the contract date
Description
Contract Extension of the NEPO407-Food and General Provisions To extend the current framework for catering services. 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.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Food and General Provisions | Bestway Wholesale Ltd SME | £500k |
| Food and General Provisions | JR Holland Food Services Ltd SME | £400k |
| Food and General Provisions | J. Freeman & Sons Limited | £200k |
About the suppliers
Bestway Wholesale Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13062593).
JR Holland Food Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03031294).
J. Freeman & Sons Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04285214).