NET-0154 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods (2025)

Northern Education Trust
North East

Supply of groceries, frozen foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy, chilled delicatessen items, and meat products across multiple regional lots. The contract involves the ongoing distribution of food supplies to support school catering services, managed through a dynamic purchasing system.

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Awarded value: £13.1m; As published
Published: 3 March 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 6 January 2026; Bidfood and JR Holland
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision and delivery of ambient, chilled, frozen, and fresh food supplies to support catering operations within educational settings.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
3 March 2026
Contract awardedto Bidfood and JR Holland
6 January 2026
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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The buyer

Type: School or college
Food wholesale contracts, 24 months: 1
Open food wholesale tenders: 0
Typical food wholesale contract: £13.1m

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How it compares

16.4× the typical food wholesale contract (£800k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1145141/net-0154-grocery-fresh-chilled-and-frozen-foods-2025
Buyer reference: Not published
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Northern Education Trust. NET-0154 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods (2025). Contract award, 3 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1145141/net-0154-grocery-fresh-chilled-and-frozen-foods-2025 (accessed 12 October 2026).