Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 5 Jan 2026, 12:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Call off from TUCO Framework Agreement: Supply and Distribution of Fresh Butchered Meat & Poultry

Authority: LTE Group (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+7 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£240,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Brake Bros Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and Distribution of Fresh Butchered Meat & Poultry for use across the LTE Group

CPV: Meat

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Supply and Distribution of Frozen/fresh butchered meats on behalf of Catering Services…Awarded

Supply and Distribution of Frozen/fresh butchered meats on behalf of Catering Services and Novus (Education in Prisons). The supplier will be instrumental in creating a strategic alliance with LTE Group for the provision of the training environment and working canteen.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales

Extensions: Option to extend 2 x 12 months

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Jan 2026, 12:19 GMT
Last source update: 5 Jan 2026, 12:19 GMT
Authority reference: Hunter Ref: CAT11057-TU
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-000272
Classification (CPV): Meat
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+2 more
South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ff42 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: LTE Group utilised the TUCO Framework which has already been through a full transparent tendering procedure under reference 2022/S 000-003291

Publisher note: TUCO ran a mini competiton off this framework, only one suppleir, Sysco GB responded

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Brake Bros LtdSupply and Distribution of Fresh Butchered Meat & Poultry	£240,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Supply and Distribution of Fresh Butchered Meat & Poultry · Brake Bros Ltd
Signed
30 Dec 2025
Value
£240,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

LTE Group

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: PGJB-2915-QCHM Openshaw Campus, Ashton Old Road, MANCHESTER, North West, M112WHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SYSCO GB Ltd (t/a Brakes)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02035315 Enterprise House, Eureka Business Park, Ashford, Kent, UK, TN25 4AG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.