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M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED

UK public-sector supplier
Large

Birtwistles Catering Butchers is a national catering butcher with over a hundred years of experience in supplying wholesale meat to the food service industry. They offer a wide range of over 3,000 expertly cut meat products and emphasize sustainability and traceability in their operations.

birtwistles.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£32.4m
Live
2
Buyers
6
12m
£32.0m
At a glance
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  • Social value
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  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 6
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED has won £32.4m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts.

Why: top buyer THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED at 99% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
2 of 6Live contracts
99%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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Services · 2
Wholesale Meat SupplySupplying a wide range of meat products to the food service industry.
Training and DevelopmentOffering training programs for chefs and butchers in a fully equipped culinary kitchen. ↗

Extracted automatically from birtwistles.com 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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Contracts · 2 live · 4 historic

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030)
THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED—15 Jul 2026£32.0m2 yrspending
Fresh Meat & Poultry
Royal Northern College of Music1511000001 Sept 2022£56k4 yrsLive
Supply of Meat Products 045-2019
Manchester City Council1510000001 Nov 2019£188k2 yrsClosed
Supply and Distribution of Butchery Products to Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Beckett University c/o Pelican Procurement Services1500000001 May 2018£99k2 yrsClosed
Tender for the supply and dist. for food & non-food for st helens college
St Helens College c/o Pelican Procurement Services1589000023 May 2016£11k12 moClosed
Supply and Distribution of Butchered Meat and Poultry
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)15110000———Live
Total live value £56k · mean award £5.4m

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED
1 contract
99%
since 2026
2
Manchester City Council
1 contract
1%
since 2019
3
Leeds Beckett University c/o Pelican Procurement Services
1 contract
0%
since 2018
4
Royal Northern College of Music
1 contract
0%
since 2022
5
St Helens College c/o Pelican Procurement Services
1 contract
0%
since 2016
6
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West4 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED 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£58.0m9
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£57.0m11
MJ
M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED
No£32.0m—
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Red flags · 0 active

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Compliance scorecard

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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

Group structure and ownership.

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04685959 · this company

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