Who Won It

Contract award · 8 Dec 2025

The supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools

Leicestershire County Council awarded “The supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality…” to Doles Food Services for £300k.

No competitionFood & drinkEast Midlands

BuyerLeicestershire County Council
Value £300k
WinnerDoles Food Services

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
Leicestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Doles Food Services
Value
£300,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Food & drink · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)
Region
East Midlands
Official notice
084442-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Dec 2025
  2. Published18 Dec 2025Published 10 days after the contract date

Description

Direct award via the ESPO framework for the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools

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