Open tenders / Catering & food
Planned procurement · Notice 101839-2026
RM6409 Buying Better Food and Drink 2
- Value
- £800m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 30 Apr 2027 – 29 Apr 2029
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
The Government Commercial Agency plans a replacement for its Buying Better Food and Drink agreement (RM6279, which expires on 22 January 2028), covering food and drink supply for UK public sector buyers, with an estimated value of £800,000,000. It would be a single-supplier framework, a list that one main supplier holds, running from 30 April 2027 to 29 April 2029; a place on it is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work.
Good fit for: Small food and drink producers or suppliers who could be added to the main supplier's supply chain to deliver directly to public sector customers.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
This will be a replacement agreement to follow RM6279 Buying Better Food and Drink framework, which expires on 22/01/2028. Of the £4.9bn, total Public Sector food spend, the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) has a market share <0.3%. The procurement is planned as a single supplier framework (as per the current RM6279 agreement), where the opportunity for SMEs is a key benefit of the operational model, as buyers and the Tier 1 supplier can add SMEs to the supply chain for direct delivery supplies to customers at any time, via the Buyer Unique Line terms. The framework is designed to reduce barriers for SMEs to access public sector contracts to supply food and drink. The framework will be suitable for all Public Sector buyers including central government organisations, devolved administrations and wider public sector organisations in the United Kingdom.
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. The notice gives the buyer's team as supplier@gca.gov.uk. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: Direct award. Published 28 Oct 2026.
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