Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Doles Food Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct award via the ESPO framework for the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables across LTS hospitality services and schools

Delivery: East Midlands, West Midlands

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: 18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 14:15 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084442
Classification (CPV): Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f944 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award via the ESPO framework to the incumbent sub-contractor as the supplier of fresh fruit and vegetable has withdrawn this element of the contract

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Doles Food Services	£300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 084442-2025-1 · Doles Food Services
Signed
8 Dec 2025
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE38RAContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 commercial party on the notice

Doles Food ServicesAwarded supplier Commercial Square,, Leicester, Leicestershire,, UK, LE2 7SF

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.