Official UK procurement notice
Supply of food and drink for consumption on board trains
Authority: GA TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement aims to establish a contract for the supply of food and beverages for retail sale on board trains across the Anglia rail network.
Items include ambient snacks, fresh food items, hot and cold beverages, alcoholic drinks and associated consumables.
This procurement is divided into multiple diverse lots to encourage SME engagement. Suppliers may bid for one, multiple or all lots.
Evaluation will be based on the most advantageous tender, considering both quality and price. Quality considerations will include product range, service delivery, food safety, sustainability and continuous improvement. The contract will also support environmental and social value objectives, including reduction of packaging and food waste, responsible sourcing and increased SME participation.
CPV: Beer · Cakes · Chocolate and sugar confectionery · Cider and other fruit wines · Coffee, tea and related products · Croissants · Distilled alcoholic beverages · Drinking chocolate · Flavoured mineral waters · Fruit and vegetable juices · Pastry goods · Pies · +15 more
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£2,576,004 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Snacks and AmbientRenewalPublished value£1,051,010
Supply of ready to eat snacks and ambient foods to include;
Gummy Sweets, Crisps, Nuts, popcorn, single packaged biscuits, Raisin swirls, pain au chocolate, sponge cake
Lot #2Fresh Foods (Ready To Serve)RenewalPublished value£515,201
Fresh (refrigerated foods) in display ready and consumption ready packaging.
Including heat to serve foods.
Products include:
Sandwiches, baps/rolls, sausage rolls, fresh cake slices.
Lot #3Hot DrinksRenewalPublished value£133,952
Hot Drinks including, Black Tea, Herbal Teas, Coffee Beans, Ground Coffee, Instant Coffee, Instant Hot Chocolate, Coffee 'Sticks', De-caffeinated Coffee (all formats) Also includes sugar, sweetener and portioned UHT milk.
Lot #4Soft DrinksRenewalPublished value£133,952
A range of soft drinks ready to serve. Including; Still water, sparkling water, cola (and sugar free varieties) fruit juices, energy drinks, tonic water, carbonated fruit drinks, premium sparking drinks
Lot #5Alcoholic DrinksRenewalPublished value£741,889
A selection of retail and consumption ready alcoholic beverages. To include; Beers, Lagers, White/Red and Rose Wine in 150-250ml formats, sparkling wines, Vodka (50ml bottles), Gin 50ml Bottles), Cider, alcohol free larger/beer, Premium craft beer/ale
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Food Safety & compliance: 10%
- Compliance against Specification: 10%
- Service Delivery & Supply Chain Assessment: 10%
- Product Quality: 10%
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation: 5%
- Service Centre/Account Management & Contact Provision: 5%
- Pricing Schedule/Basket of Goods: 40%
- Sustainability & Environmental Considerations (Social Value): 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- Food Safety & compliance
- Compliance against Specification
- Service Delivery & Supply Chain Assessment
- Product Quality
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Service Centre/Account Management & Contact Provision
- Sustainability & Environmental Considerations (Social Value)
- Pricing Schedule/Basket of Goods
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 10:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 12:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
GA250175- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033243- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065df8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Suppliers are asked to register on the Medius Supplier Portal;
Once registered suppliers are then to email adam.rodgers@greateranglia.co.uk to be invited to view the tender documents and submit their bid.
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published244 days ago27 Feb 2026, 10:37 GMT
- Market engagement216 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
GA would like to asses the capacity and capability of the current market to fulfil its requirements prior to tender launch. It will use this data to refine its specification.
- Tender notice published199 days ago13 Apr 2026, 12:38 BST
- Next notice expected181 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by162 days ago19 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline152 days ago29 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by131 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Feb 2026, 10:37 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Apr 2026, 12:38 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,576,00413 Apr 2026, 12:38 BSTwas £2,666,680
- Status changed to active13 Apr 2026, 12:38 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Apr 2026, 12:38 BST
- Deadline published: 29 May 2026, 16:00 BST13 Apr 2026, 12:38 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender