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Published 1 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Food Supply Contract (The Hive)

Official notice

Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£248,000≈ £124k / year · £297,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jul 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 27 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, experienced and socially responsible food supply partner. The successful supplier will deliver a comprehensive, flexible, and cost-effective food supply service across ambient, chilled and frozen categories.

CPV: Fast-food products · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Miscellaneous food products · Miscellaneous food products and dried goods · Processed food products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£248,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 27 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £248,000 exc. VAT · £297,600 inc. VAT
Extensions: Options to extend for up to two additional one‑year periods.
15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products15800000 Miscellaneous food products15890000 Miscellaneous food products and dried goods15894000 Processed food products15895000 Fast-food products

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Award Criteria: 55
Published award criteria (1)
  • Award Criteria: 55%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
Last source update
1 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Aug 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061612
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Fast-food productsFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsMiscellaneous food productsMiscellaneous food products and dried goodsProcessed food products
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c0f9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

If you are not registered on the SE Shared Services, and would like to place to submission for this tender, then please register your companies details via the below link. Once registered you will be able to access the tender documentation:

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/asp… ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published118 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
  2. Clarification questions by99 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline92 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by61 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts27 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guildford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRYN-3355-CPMV Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, South East, GU2 4BBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender