Official UK procurement notice
Drinks and Confectionary · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£860,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Totalserve Wholesale Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Drinks and confectionary to various Council premises
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Miscellaneous food products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Drinks and Confectionary to various Council premisesAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039232- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068e12Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Two year extension to a further competition undertaken via YPO 000985 UK New Food Deal, Further Competition, Category 1 Groceries (Drinks and Confectionary)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £860,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totalserve Wholesale LimitedSME | £860,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 039232-2026-1 · Totalserve Wholesale LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2026
- Value
- £860,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Star ProcurementReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Totalserve Wholesale LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.