Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen

Norse Group
Open procedure
15 February 2027 to 14 February 2029

The tender offers alternative five-, three- or two-lot structures, combining ambient, chilled and frozen ranges with fresh meat in selected lots. Supplies serve education-led catering alongside workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure and healthcare establishments.

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Closes in 7 days· 12 November 2026

Estimated value: £20m; Buyer estimate
Published: 23 June 2026
Deadline: 12 November 2026; 7 days left
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 14 February 2029

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Supply and distribution of ambient, chilled and frozen food and beverages for education, workplace, hospitality, leisure and healthcare catering.

Supply of ambient, chilled, and frozen foods and beverages across the East of England, the South East, and the South West regions for Norse catering establishments, which includes education, non-education, the workplace, corporate, hospitality, leisure, and healthcare

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
OPTION 1 = 5 LOTS / OPTION 2 = 3 LOTS / OPTION 3 = 2 LOTS	£20m	Suitable
PLEASE REFER TO DETAIL ABOVE (LOT NO. 1) ON VARIOUS OPTIONS AND LOT STRUCTURE	Not stated	Suitable

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 36 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 15 February 2027 to 14 February 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 15000000

Services in this tender

Full-range foodservice distributionMain service£625k typicalAmbient, chilled and frozen food and beverages for Norse catering sites
Fresh meat and poultry supply£255k typicalSeparate fresh meat lots in one tender option

Lifecycle

Published
23 June 2026
Deadline for bids7 days left
12 November 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
15 February 2027

The buyer

Norse Group

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3631296/provision-of-foods-and-beverages-ambient-chilled-and-frozen
Buyer reference: NGRP0144
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Norse Group. Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen. Tender, 23 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3631296/provision-of-foods-and-beverages-ambient-chilled-and-frozen (accessed 5 November 2026).