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Notice published 22 Aug 2025

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 notice

LPS CORP The Supply and Delivery of Food and Drink Products to Lancashire County Council LCC43108

Lancashire County Council

Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Latest stage
award
Latest notice
22 Aug 2025
Stated contract period
1 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2029
Award period
1 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2029
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-8b021f81-3d5c-4861-843a-079083027cf8
Procurement method
open
Official notice ↗

Held original notices: Contracts Finder to 9 November 2026. Find a Tender originals run from 24 February 2025 through 10 November 2026 exclusive, including the L1 gap package from 17 August 2026, with supplementary packages for part of 16 to 23 August 2026. The official notice may have changed. Check Contracts Finder search if it cannot be opened.

Which stages have a stated date?

4 of the six stages have a date on the held notices. A gap means no held notice states that date; it does not mean the stage did not happen.

  1. Planning noticeNo planning notice is held.
  2. Tender noticeNo tender notice is held.
  3. Tender deadline
  4. Award date
  5. Contract start
  6. Contract end

Source: held original Contracts Finder notices ffb5b4fa-0706-46e8-9bf8-86c8e991b1bb-860557, read offline: stage notices, tender period, awards and the stated contract period.

What the held notices state

Tender deadline
18 Mar 2025
Process status
Complete
Regime
Not stated on the held notice
Procurement method
Open procedure (above threshold)
Stated reason for the method
Not stated on the held notice
Number of bids
Not stated on the held notice
Above the procurement threshold
Not stated on the held notice
Framework agreement
Not stated on the held notice
Marked suitable for small firms
Yes

Awards

  • Award. Status: Active. Award date: 1 Aug 2025.

    • Dunsters Farm Ltd: Small or medium enterprise
    • Sysco GB Limited: Large
    • Trevors Warehouses Ltd: Small or medium enterprise
    • Morris Quality Bakers Limited: Small or medium enterprise

Suppliers named together on one award are joint. No share is stated.

Lots

Not stated on the held notice: no lot is listed.

Options and renewal

Not stated on the held notice.

Source: held original Contracts Finder notices ffb5b4fa-0706-46e8-9bf8-86c8e991b1bb-860557, read offline. Each field shows what the latest held notice stating it says. Not stated means no held notice for this process states it. A size is shown only where the notice states it for that supplier.

Contract period

1 Aug 202531 Aug 2029

The bar is the stated lot or tender contract period. The mark, where it falls inside the period, is the export build date of 10 November 2026. Option and renewal wording is shown above where a held notice states it.

Notice description

Lancashire County Council is inviting tenders on the terms set out in this ITT to secure a multi lotted supplier framework for the supply of food and drink products, including fresh provisions fresh meat, groceries, frozen food products, fresh baked products and soft drinks/snacks. The Framework is separated into twenty three (23) lots and the requirements are as follows. The required goods for Lots 1 to 21 are to be supplied and delivered into the Authority's appointed distributor, Ralph Livesey Ltd whose distribution hub addresses are: Fresh Food Distribution Hub, Unit 72B, Roman Way, Off Longridge Road, Preston, PR2 5BE And Unit 7 Green Acre Park Howard Street Bolton BL1 8HN Deliveries of the products supplied by the successful supplier(s) for Lots 1 to 21 will then be made by the Distributor to over 500 units county wide. The majority of these units are educational establishments (Primary and High Schools / Colleges) but to also the Authority's Residential Care Sites. Lots 22 and 23 are to be supplied and directly delivered to the Authority's customers. Lot 22 is for the supply and delivery of fresh bread, morning goods and sweet baked products to approximately 500 units including schools, colleges and residential care home. Lot 23 is for the the supply and delivery of soft drinks, crisps and confectionery products to over 70 units, including high schools, care homes and Authority corporate sites. The initial Framework term is 2 years, the Authority may in its absolute discretion, exercise the option to extend the term by any number of defined periods, so long as the maximum duration of the framework agreement does not exceed 4 years. In addition, the Purchaser wishes to establish this framework (where the successful Tenderer's capacity and capability permits) as accessible for use by other public sector bodies including: • Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council • Blackpool Borough Council • Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council • Bury Metropolitan Borough Council • Cheshire East County Council • Cheshire West and Chester Council • Derbyshire County Council • Halton Borough Council • Knowsley Metropolitan Council • Manchester City Council • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council • Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council • Salford City Council • Sefton Council • St Helens Council • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council • Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council • Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council • West Lancashire Borough Council • Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council • Wyre Borough Council • Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service • The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire The framework is estimated to be between £8,990,000 and £10,788,000 per annum based on the Purchaser's own recent historical data. (Between £35,960,000 and £43,152,000 over the maximum 4 year period) The figures above include participation by the wider public sector authorities listed above for the maximum 4 years. However, their participation is not guaranteed. Additional information: The estimated range of participation for wider public sector authorities is between £0 to £1,798,000 per annum Tenderers should note the value of the whole framework may fluctuate and total value is not guaranteed. "The tender documents are available on Lancashire County Council's electronic tendering site. https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/iSupplier/ Use of this system does not require high specification IT equipment or connections, nor high level personal IT skills/capabilities. Access to the system/software and advice is free of charge, tenderers are advised to allow plenty of time for registration and to do this as early as possible during the tender period. Registration is necessary in order to view the tender details and obtain tender documentation. NEGOTIATON (Request For Quote) NUMBER (Tender reference number for online tendering system) is: LCC43108. For further information please contact: [contact withheld] Lancashire County Council will also be hosting an online Tenderer's Information Meeting to support the publication of the tender, that will take place between 10am and 12pm on Monday 17th February 2025. If your organisation wishes to attend this meeting, please email [contact withheld] by no later than 4pm on the 14th February 2025. Please confirm your organisation's name and who will be representing your organisation (name and status), in the email."

Contact removal rule: contacts/1.

Separate stated values

Estimate 1

£50,344,000

VAT basis unknown. No amounts are added together or allocated to individual suppliers. This is not a payment.

Award amount 2

£50,344,000

VAT basis unknown. No amounts are added together or allocated to individual suppliers. This is not a payment.

No ceiling or maximum amount is in this export. The official notice is the place to read one.

Held stage events

  1. : award

Dates are the publication dates of the held stage notices. This is not a complete release history. The tender deadline is shown above where a held notice states it.

Suppliers

  • Dunsters Farm Ltd
    Published legal identifier not available
  • Sysco GB Limited
    Published legal identifier not available
  • Trevors Warehouses Ltd
    Published legal identifier not available
  • Morris Quality Bakers Limited
    Published legal identifier not available

These names are joint. No share is stated.

This list gathers every supplier named on any held award. Each award and its suppliers are shown above. Names without an organisation identity remain withheld pending review.

Categories

Sources

2025/08/22.csv.gz
Publisher
Cabinet Office
SHA256
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Licence
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Retrieved
Original retrieval time not recorded

Coverage and the source register.

What this export cannot show

Award values are not linked to a named supplier, and no ceiling or maximum amount is shown. Those facts stay on the official notice when the notice publishes them. A tender deadline, award dates, supplier sizes, lots, and option or renewal wording appear on contract pages only where a held notice states them. A held process counts as last at tender or planning only when that is the latest stage among the held releases. Where more than one supplier is named, the names are joint and no share is stated.