83_25 Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads

Espo · awarded 18 July 2025

Who

Buyer	Espo LEICESTER
Suppliers	A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED (t/a Blakemore Foodservice) A.G. AXTON AND SONS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED ARTHUR DAVID (FOOD WITH SERVICE) LIMITED BESTWAY WHOLESALE LIMITED BFS GROUP LIMITED (t/a Bidfood) BROOK STREET FOODSERVICE LIMITED CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LIMITED COLLINS FRESH PRODUCE LTD CREED FOODSERVICE LIMITED CROWNDALE FOOD SERVICES LIMITED FIELD SUPPLIES (ETWALL) LIMITED FRESH CONNECT LIMITED H.N.NUTTALL LIMITED HALLAM COUNTRY FRESH FOODS LIMITED (t/a Country Fresh Foods) HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED HUNT'S FOOD GROUP LTD JOLLOFE LTD N.H. CASE LIMITED NCB FOODSERVICE LIMITED REDBRIDGE PRODUCE AND FLOWERS LIMITED (t/a Dole Foodservice) SAVONA FOODSERVICE LTD START FRESH LIMITED SYSCO GB LIMITED (previously BRAKE BROS LIMITED) THOMAS RIDLEY AND SON LIMITED (t/a Thomas Ridley Foodservice) TREVORS WAREHOUSES LIMITED (t/a Trevors Foodservice) TURNER AND PRICE LIMITED (t/a Turner Price) YEARSLEY FOOD LIMITED
Category	goods
Classification	Food, beverages, tobacco and related products CPV 15000000
Notice published	23 July 2025

What it is for

An ESPO multi-supplier framework for the direct supply and delivery of a range of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salad products. Lot 1 - Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Foods Lot 2 - Frozen Foods Lot 3 - Ambient, Chilled, Fresh and Frozen Foods Lot 4 - Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. Food Safety Accreditation - Suppliers must have, and retain throughout the framework lifetime, a relevant third-party food safety accreditation (such as BRC, STS) in relation to the manufacture and/or storage of Food products. Failure to retain such accreditation must be immediately reported to ESPO and will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement. Certificate copies will be sent to ESPO annually, on the expiry/renewal date of such accreditation. Financial - As part of the on-going contract management process, throughout the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Supplier by reference to credit rating agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is…

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