Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF FRESH & COOKED MEAT TO AGMA (ASSOCIATION OF GREATER MANCHESTER AUTHORITIES)
Authority: Trafford Council (Local council)
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£3,025,000≈ £1.0m / year · £3,630,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Jan 2026awarded 16 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to Harlech Foodservice Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAGMA (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities), invites tenders for the
establishment of a contract for the Supply and Delivery of Fresh Meat, including Halal,
Cooked Meats and Bacon on behalf of Council school kitchens, catering departments,
care homes, social care establishments and any other associated civic or council
buildings, as required.
CPV: Animal products, meat and meat products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,025,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 45%
- Pricing: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing
- Technical Questions
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000604- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f696Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Providers are invited to go to www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ register on The-Chest portal, locate reference DN800729 download the tender documents.
Timeline
16 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published317 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:07 GMT
- Next notice expected296 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published296 days ago6 Jan 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by283 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by261 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent255 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published252 days ago19 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
- Standstill ends240 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published16 Dec 2025, 12:07 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:41 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,025,0006 Jan 2026, 11:41 GMTwas £5,445,000
- Status changed to active6 Jan 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Contract award notice published19 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £3,025,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlech Foodservice LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial term of 36 months ("Contract Period"). The Council may extend following the Contract Period for a further period of 24 months (the "Extension | £3,025,000 | 16 Feb 2026standstill to 2 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender