Open tenders / Catering & food
Planned procurement · Notice 096733-2026
The Provision of a Food Distribution Network
- Value
- £18m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- North West
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 May 2027 – 29 Apr 2030
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
Lancashire County Council is gathering market feedback ahead of a future procurement for a framework agreement to distribute food and drink products to over 550 sites, mostly schools and care settings, with the contract expected to run from 1 May 2027 to 29 April 2030 and be worth around £18,000,000. The winning distributor would handle warehousing, order management, invoicing and deliveries from multiple suppliers, plus separately source and deliver fresh fruit, vegetables and salad.
Good fit for: Established food distribution and logistics companies with warehousing capacity and experience supplying large multi-site public sector contracts.
- This is early market engagement, not yet open for bids
Lancashire County Council is seeking market feedback in relation to the future procurement of a framework agreement
- Must separately source and supply fresh produce as distribution anchor
the distributor will also be required to separately source, supply and deliver fresh fruit, vegetables and salad products
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What the buyer says
Lancashire County Council is seeking market feedback in relation to the future procurement of a framework agreement for the distribution of food and drink products to over 550 sites, predominantly schools and residential care settings. The contracted distributor will be responsible for receiving, warehousing, consolidating food supplies, receiving and managing orders, invoicing, and delivering food and drink products from multiple suppliers to Lancashire County Council sites, together with customer service, supply chain management and business continuity arrangements. Due to the increased delivery frequency and purchase volumes acting as a distribution anchor, the distributor will also be required to separately source, supply and deliver fresh fruit, vegetables and salad products as part of the framework.
Procedure: not stated. Published 13 Oct 2026.
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