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Ralph Livesey

Food & beverages · Preston
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Ralph Livesey Ltd is a leading fresh produce supplier in Lancashire, delivering a wide range of fresh products to various sectors including public authorities, educational establishments, hotels, and restaurants. They focus on providing high-quality, locally sourced produce with reliable service.

ralphlivesey.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£146.3m
Live
18
Buyers
12
12m
£7.8m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts18 / 32
  • Top buyers12
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Ralph LiveseyUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Ralph Livesey has won £146.3m across 12 public-sector buyers, with 18 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Lancashire County Council at 53% · 100% in Food & beverages · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
18 of 32Live contracts
53%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Fresh Produce SupplySupplying fresh fruits and vegetables to various sectors including catering and hospitality.
Delivery ServiceDelivering fresh produce and chilled foods across the Northwest of England six days a week.
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • LPS CORP - Provision of a Food Distribution Network to Lancashire County Council. (Including the Supply and Delivery of Fruit, Vegetable and Salad Products) - RFQ 15353912Lancashire County Council · £31.6m
  • YPO - 001114 Food Deal 2YPO · £29.4m
  • LPS CORP - Provision Of A Food Distribution Network To Lancashire County CouncilLancashire County Council · £26.0m
  • Supply and Delivery of Fresh Produce and Chilled Prepared ProduceTrafford Council · £14.5m
  • The Supply of Fresh Produce Products to Lancashire County CouncilLancashire County Council · £12.6m
  • LPS CORP - The Supply of Grocery, Soft Drinks and Frozen Food Products to Lancashire County Council - RFQ 15282559Lancashire County Council · £6.5m

Extracted automatically from ralphlivesey.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 18 live · 14 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Supply of Frozen Food for RMBC Sites (1)
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council1500000003 Nov 2025£7.8m4 yrsLive
Fresh and Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain1500000003 Sept 2024£1.3m4 yrsLive
Supply and Delivery of Fresh Produce and Chilled Prepared Produce
Trafford Council1500000001 Apr 2024£14.5m6 yrsLive
Provision of Fresh Produce, Dairy Products and Baked Goods
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL1530000001 Sept 2023£2.7m4 yrsLive
Interim Contract for Supply & Delivery of Bread
Kirklees Council1560000001 Sept 2023£60k8 moClosed
LPS CORP - Provision of a Food Distribution Network to Lancashire County Council. (Including the Supply and Delivery of Fruit, Vegetable and Salad Products) - RFQ 15353912
Lancashire County Council1500000001 May 2023£31.6m4 yrsLive
Provision of Fresh Produce and Diary Products
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL1530000001 Mar 2023£252k6 moClosed
YPO - 001114 Food Deal 2
YPO1500000014 Oct 2022£29.4m4 yrsLive
The supply and delivery of prepared and unprepared fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy products
Kirklees Council1500000021 Oct 2022£4.3m5 yrsLive
Fruit & Veg for Stop & Shop
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust0322120001 Apr 2022£8k12 moClosed
Total live value £91.7m · mean award £4.6m1–10 of 32

Top buyers · 12 buyers · top 3 = 86%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Lancashire County Council
9 contracts
53%
since 2019
2
YPO
3 contracts
23%
since 2016
3
Trafford Council
2 contracts
10%
since 2024
4
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
5%
since 2025
5
Kirklees Council
3 contracts
3%
since 2022
6
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
3 contracts
2%
since 2023
7
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED
2 contracts
1%
since 2020
8
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain
3 contracts
1%
since 2024
9
Knowsley Council
2 contracts
1%
since 2018
10
THE PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITAL N H S TRUST
1 contract
0%
since 2016

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Food & beverages15
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West17 contracts
68%
Yorkshire9 contracts
32%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Ralph Livesey highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BG
BFS GROUP LIMITED
Yes£842.7m9
OA
ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED
Yes£80.3m9
ND
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways
Yes£58.4m11
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£57.0m11
OT
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED
Yes£56.7m6
RL
Ralph Livesey
No£7.8m—
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Red flags · 1 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
Confirmation statement overdue. Statement was due 09 Apr 2026.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Jun 2024
Confirmation statement
Overdue
Due 09 Apr 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
00166886
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Apr 1920
Reg. office
72b Roman Way Industrial Estate, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 5BE
SIC codes
46310 · 47210
Last accounts
30 Jun 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BARLOW, Hannah Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 26 Mar 2025
  • CHRISTIAN, Andrew — director
    Appointed 26 Mar 2025
  • MATHEW, Jeremy James — director
    Appointed 26 Mar 2025
  • MATHEW, Thomas James — director
    Appointed 26 Mar 2025
  • Dunsters Farm (Holdings) Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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RALPH LIVESEY LIMITED
00166886 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.