AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Liverpool City Council published an award notice for direct supply of ambient, tinned, chilled and frozen food to Millvina and Brushwood Care Homes in Liverpool. The notice identifies Brake Bros Food Service Ltd as the supplier and gives an award value of £123,061.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 15 October 2026, with a stated contract period from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a short-term, direct-award food provision requirement for two care homes, valued at £123,061.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Brake Bros Food Service Ltd
94% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9ef248a5-56da-445f-86a8-b8168cfd10da-1 · 123061 GBP · active
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The award names Brake Bros Food Service Ltd as supplier and records an active award valued at £123,061.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is 'awarded'; source notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; the award status is 'active'.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T15:01:14+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2027-04-18.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£123,061 GBP
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Award value.amount is 123061 GBP.
Published value range
95% confidence£120,000 to £123,061 GBP
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Process fields give value_min of 120000 and value_max of 123061; tender minValue is £120,000 and value is £123,061.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
94% confidence7 October 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-07T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated start date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated end date
98% confidence18 April 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-04-18T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupply of ambient, tinned, chilled and frozen food products
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Notice title and description specify catering and food provision across these food categories.
Service locations
97% confidenceMillvina and Brushwood Care Homes, Liverpool
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Notice description states that the food products are for Millvina and Brushwood Care Homes, Liverpool.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
CPV classification
99% confidence15000000 — Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
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Primary classification is CPV 15000000.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails are both recorded as direct/direct award.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice data contains no bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or selection rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
94% confidenceApproximately six months
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The published contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied notice data.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SME and VCSE participation
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
94% confidenceA single published supplier is named for the full stated award value
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One award names one supplier and records a value of £123,061; no lots are supplied.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award rather than an openly competed procedure
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The notice records the procurement method as direct award.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched after a completed lookup; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bid prices, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are provided.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation are published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Contract execution evidence
98% confidenceThe notice records an active award and stated dates, but does not explicitly evidence signature or execution
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The source is an award notice and contains no signed-contract record or execution statement.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity workflow completed without finding a safe company match. Brake Bros Food Service Ltd is therefore presented as an unverified published supplier name, not as Companies House-verified identity.
- Information on bidder numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation, pricing, award rationale and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values were supplied.
- The notice does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or executed; it records an active award and a stated contract period.
- No extension, renewal or option terms were supplied. The April 2027 re-procurement timing is an end-date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Liverpool City Councilfood provision contractcatering supplycare homesdirect awardBrake Bros Food Service LtdContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in Liverpool City Council's food provision award?
The award notice names Brake Bros Food Service Ltd. Its identity remains unverified in the supplied supplier-checking data.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £123,061 excluding any further pricing breakdown, which was not supplied.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice gives a contract period from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct award. It does not publish competition or evaluation details.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.