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Avon Fire Authority · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:13.

Opportunity overview

Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) is an Emergency Service that covers Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Our Headquarters is currently situated in the Police & Fire Headquarters, Portishead. AF&RS have a total of 21 Fire Stations of which 7 are Wholetime stations, 3 are Whole-time and On-Call; and the remaining 11 are On-Call stations. AF&RS are looking to procure a provision for packed lunches and buffet lunches that delivers to all AF&RS’ sites and some external training sites (mostly within the Avon area) on both weekdays and weekends. AF&RS current estimated annual requirement is 5500 standard lunches, which required approximately 400 deliveries across the AF&RS estate per annum.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 180k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
AFRS-02-2025-02
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
16 Jul 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
10 Jun 2025, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Jun 2025, 00:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
180,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
216,000

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 month extensions

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Award criteria is included within the tender documents

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Award criteria is included within the tender documents

Contract period

Ends
1 Aug 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Aug 2029, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
019762-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 May 2025, 14:28

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYYL-6479-DWHX
Name
Avon Fire Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Portishead
Postal Code
BS20 8JJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Valley Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PYYL-6479-DWHX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Harrison Rex
Telephone
07484083748
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PDQG-8973-VXVV
Name
Wards catering Ltd TA wards event catering

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Marshfield
Postal Code
Sn148nu
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
East end

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PDQG-8973-VXVV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
+441174226776

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
9 Jul 2025, 01:00
Title
Packed Lunches 2025-2027
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Jul 2025, 01:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Value

Amount
160,600
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
192,720

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 month extensions available

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038539-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Jul 2025, 11:59

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDQG-8973-VXVV
Name
Wards catering Ltd TA wards event catering

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
23 Jul 2025, 00:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
1 Aug 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Aug 2029, 00:59

Standstill Period

Ends
21 Jul 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Packed Lunches 2025-2027
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
24 Jul 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
160,600
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
192,720

Period

Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 month extensions available

Documents

Entry 1
Id
053055-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
2 Sept 2025, 10:46

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portishead · UKK12 · BS20 8JJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050ee5-2025-09-02T10:46:59+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·