Food, Drink and catering Consumables Framework
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.6m
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
10 Mar 2026
Description
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is seeking a supplier to provide food and beverages for council requirements. In addition, the tender includes a separate lot for catering disposables, such as food packaging, cups, cutlery, and related items. Suppliers may bid for one or both lots.
Scope
- Reference
- DN783259
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 08 Feb 2026 to 07 Feb 2029
- CPV classifications
- 15000000
- Contract locations
- Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Scored evaluation from bidders responses to quality questions | quality | 40.00% |
| Price | Pricing submission | price | 60.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.5m
Award date
10 Mar 2026
Contract start
23 Mar 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2029
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Consumables | £1.5m | complete |
| 2 | Catering Disposables | £366k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 10 Mar 2026 · Contract period 23 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2029
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 10 Mar 2026 · Contract period 23 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2029
Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£1.8m
Awarded total
£1.6m
Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Consumables
Start
08 Feb 2026
End
07 Feb 2029
Estimated
£1.5m
CPV
Catering Disposables
Start
08 Feb 2026
End
07 Feb 2029
Estimated
£366k
CPV
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Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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|---|---|---|---|
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