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Provision and Distribution of Bread and Baked Goods

Food & BeveragesCPV 15810000

Value£200k

Deadline6 Oct 2026

Published7 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 7 Sept 202629 days leftCloses 6 Oct 2026

Who to contact

procurement@gateshead.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£200ktotal contract value

median £286k

this tender£0£8.8m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Food & Beverages band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 2,386 valued Food & Beverages tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Gateshead Borough Council has published 110 notices across all categories, and 14% of its awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Gateshead Council is looking to procure a Contract for the Provision and Distribution of Bread and Baked Goods within the commercial kitchens and schools.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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