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County Foods

UK public-sector supplier
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County Foods is a family-owned catering butcher based in Poole, Dorset, supplying quality fresh meat and other food products to catering businesses and customers in the South West of England. They have over 25 years of experience in the industry.

countyfoods.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£34.7m
Live
4
Buyers
7
12m
£32.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 10
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — County FoodsUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

County Foods has won £34.7m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts.

Why: top buyer THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED at 92% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
4 of 10Live contracts
92%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 1
Catering Butcher ServicesSupplying quality fresh meat, delicatessen, ambient goods, dried goods, and frozen food products.
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Fresh FoodFOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · £1.2m
  • Supply of Fresh Meat and Poultry to Council Catering EstablishmentsBournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · £200k

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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84

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Contracts · 4 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030)
THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED—15 Jul 2026£32.0m2 yrspending
Fresh and Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain1500000003 Sept 2024£1.3m4 yrsLive
Supply of Fresh Meat and Poultry to Council Catering Establishments
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council1500000001 Nov 2020£200k2 yrsClosed
The Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meat, Fish, Cakes and Bakery, Coffee, Ice Cream and Other Miscellaneous Items - AWARD
Hampshire County Council1500000001 Apr 2020£0.074 yrsClosed
Fresh Food
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED0314250030 Mar 2020£1.2m2 yrsClosed
GB-Poole: Provisions - Meat
Dorset HeathCare University NHS Foundation Trust1513150004 Oct 2017—12 moClosed
GB-Poole: Provisions - Meat
Dorset HeathCare University NHS Foundation Trust1511210001 Oct 2016—12 moClosed
Fresh & Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain03142500———Live
Fresh Food DPS
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain03311000———Live
Supply and Distribution of Butchered Meat and Poultry
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)15110000———Live
Total live value £1.3m · mean award £3.5m

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED
1 contract
92%
since 2026
2
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain
3 contracts
4%
since 2024
3
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED
1 contract
3%
since 2020
4
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
1 contract
1%
since 2020
5
Hampshire County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2020
6
Dorset HeathCare University NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
0%
since 2016
7
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West2 contracts
99%
South West1 contract
1%
South East1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). County Foods highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BG
BFS GROUP LIMITED
Yes£843.0m11
OA
ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED
Yes£80.3m6
OT
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED
Yes£60.9m9
ND
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways
Yes£58.4m10
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£57.0m10
CF
County Foods
Yes£32.0m—
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Red flags · 0 active

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No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Financial

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Org tree

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05042969 · this company

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