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THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 16 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The purpose of this planned procurement is to establish a closed Framework for the supply and distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products to members and clients of TUCO Ltd.
This procurement will follow an Open Procedure under Procurement Act 2023 regulations.
The duration of this closed Framework is planned to be a maximum of 4 years in the format of a 2 year with one plus one year extensions. We have an estimated start date of
3rd October 2026 to 2nd October 2028 with an optional 2 year extension in 1 plus 1 year extensions to 2nd October 2030.
The framework agreement which will cover supply to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be split into 13 geographic lots to encourage SMEs to participate.
The aim is to award multiple suppliers across the 13 lots:
• Lot 1 London
• Lot 2 North West
• Lot 3 North East
• Lot 4 Yorkshire & Humber
• Lot 5 West Midlands
• Lot 6 East Midlands
• Lot 7 South East
• Lot 8 South West
• Lot 9 East
• Lot 10 North Wales
• Lot 11 South Wales
• Lot 12 Scotland
• Lot 13 Northern Ireland
Suppliers are not restricted to the number of lots they can apply for.
The national annual spend through the Framework is estimated to be £11.25m to a
maximum £45,000,000.00 over the full 4 years. Lot specific values are not known. The value nationally is shared between all geographic lots.
The scope of products to be covered within the framework are as follows:
Whole Fruit, Whole Vegetables, Prepared Fruit, Prepared Vegetables, Fresh Salad, Dairy Products & Bread Products.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 15300000
- 15510000
- 15550000
- 15811100
- 15813000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
6 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 22 May 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 22 May 2025.
Release 024671-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 22 May 2025Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 22 May 2025. Stated change: Dates inserted had automatically moved by one day. Corrected dates of estimated tender release and estimated start & end dates of open framework.
Release 024739-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 20 Apr 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 20 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 035608-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 6 May 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 6 May 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Wed 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 041614-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 3 Sep 2026Notice
Notice published 3 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 083676-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 16 Oct 2026Award notice
Award notice published 16 October 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 098162-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-051d33
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Sat 17 Oct 2026, 07:11 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 02:19 BST
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