Contract awardedFresh meat

Supply & Delivery of Foodstuffs

East Ayrshire Council
Scotland
Open procedure
13 August 2025 to 12 August 2028

Supply and delivery of foodstuffs across four distinct lots: fresh meat and poultry, fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh organic cow's milk, and fresh hen's eggs. The contract supports school meal services operating to the Food for Life Gold Standard, requiring consistent delivery performance and adherence to quality sourcing and health promotion criteria.

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Awarded value: £7.5m; As published
Published: 22 May 2025
Awarded: 13 August 2025; Lynas Foodservice, Muller UK and Ireland LLP T/A Muller Milk & Ingredients, A&A Spittal Limited and 1 more
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 12 August 2028

What the contract covers

Supply and delivery contract

Provision of fresh and frozen food supply and delivery services to support public sector school meal programmes.

Supply and delivery of fresh meat, cooked meat and poultry
Supply and delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables
Supply and delivery of fresh organic cow's milk
Supply and delivery of fresh hen's eggs
Supply and delivery of dry, bottled, tinned and frozen food

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1 - Fresh Meat/Cooked Meat and Poultry	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 1 - Fresh Meat/Cooked Meat and Poultry	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2 - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2 - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3 - Fresh Organic Cow's Milk	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3 - Fresh Organic Cow's Milk	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 4 - Fresh Hens Eggs	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 4 - Fresh Hens Eggs	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 5 - Dry, Bottled, Tinned and Frozen Food	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 5 - Dry, Bottled, Tinned and Frozen Food	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Supply and delivery contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 13 August 2025 to 12 August 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 10
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Supplies
CPV codes: 15890000, 15112100, 15119000, 03220000

Services in this contract

Fresh meat and poultry supplyMain service£255k typicalLot 1: fresh and cooked meat and poultry for school meals
Fresh fruit and vegetables supply£300k typicalLot 2: fresh fruit and vegetables
Full-range foodservice distribution£625k typicalLot 5: dry, bottled, tinned and frozen food (multi-temperature grocery lot)
Milk, dairy and eggs supply£354k typicalLots 3 and 4: fresh organic milk and hen's eggs

Lifecycle

Published
22 May 2025
Contract awardedto Lynas Foodservice, Muller UK and Ireland LLP T/A Muller Milk & Ingredients, A&A Spittal Limited and 1 more
13 August 2025
Contract starts
13 August 2025
Contract ends
12 August 2028

The buyer

East Ayrshire Council

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The suppliers

Lynas Foodservice

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Muller UK and Ireland LLP T/A Muller Milk & Ingredients

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A&A Spittal Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/950150/supply-and-delivery-of-foodstuffs
Buyer reference: org-250
Last checked: 5 November 2026

East Ayrshire Council. Supply & Delivery of Foodstuffs. Contract award, 22 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/950150/supply-and-delivery-of-foodstuffs (accessed 5 November 2026).