Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Scotland Excel · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Downies of Whitehills SME, Eat Balanced Limited SME, Green Gourmet Ltd SME, Hen House (Wholesale Limited) SME, Marlow Foods limited SME, McCain Foods (GB ) Ltd SME, The UK Foodhall Ltd SME, Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes), William Yule & Son Limited SME, Bestway Wholesale Ltd SME, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood
- Value
- £246,500,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Food & drink · Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat (CPV 15220000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 078697-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jun 2026
- Published18 Aug 2026Published 56 days after the contract date
Description
The scope of materials covered under The Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods framework will include, but not limited to frozen bakery products, meat, meat substitute products, poultry, seafood, savoury products, fruit & vegetables, potato products, pizza, ice cream & desserts. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods: Supply Only of Frozen Foods | Downies of Whitehills SME, Eat Balanced Limited SME, Green Gourmet Ltd SME, Hen House (Wholesale Limited) SME, Marlow Foods limited SME +2 more | £51m |
| Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods: Distribution of Frozen Foods | Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes), William Yule & Son Limited SME | £85m |
| Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods: Supply & Distribution of Frozen Foods | Bestway Wholesale Ltd SME, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood, Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes), William Yule & Son Limited SME | £111m |
About the suppliers
Downies of Whitehills: every public contract they have won.
Eat Balanced Limited: every public contract they have won.
Green Gourmet Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Hen House (Wholesale Limited): every public contract they have won.
Marlow Foods limited: every public contract they have won.
McCain Foods (GB ) Ltd: every public contract they have won.
The UK Foodhall Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes): every public contract they have won.
William Yule & Son Limited: every public contract they have won.
Bestway Wholesale Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13062593).
BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood: every public contract they have won.