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ClosedStage · tender

APUC Limited

Fresh Dairy Products

AgricultureCPV 15500000
Value£2.0m
Deadline17 Nov 2025
Published17 Oct 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 17 Oct 2025ClosedCloses 17 Nov 2025
Who to contact
lmacfarlane@apuc-scot.ac.uk
+44 1314428930

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Contract value in context
£2.0mtotal contract value
median £286k
this tender£0£8.8m

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The brief

The Authority are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Fresh Dairy products to the Scottish Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education sector and some other public sector bodies in Scotland.

This includes all full members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd, as detailed at: https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/!#/members More details can be found within Appendix E - List of Institutions.

Contractors are expected to be able to provide delivery services to 66.8% (ie.

6) Institution campuses noted as having a requirement for Lot 1 (Highlands & Islands) and 100% of Institutions noted as having a requirement for lot(s) 2-6.

Please refer to Appendix E – List of Institutions for further information.

The Authority are also seeking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all Institutions within a Lot - regardless of size and demand.

The Authority are also seeking to gain a level of price normalisation across the Lots where no Lot is subsidised by a smaller or more geographically disperse Lot.

A maximum of 4 Contractors will be appointed per lot.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Contractors are expected to be able

Contractors are expected to be able to provide delivery services to 66.8% (ie.

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OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
066227-2025
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