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Fresh Fish and Seafood (APUC)

APUC Limited · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:24.

Opportunity overview

The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the supply and delivery of Fresh Fish and Seafood products to Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland and Glasgow City Council. The Authority was seeking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all Institutions within a Lot - regardless of size and demand. The Authority was also seeking to gain a level of price normalisation across the Lots where no Lot was subsidised by a smaller or more geographically disperse Lot. A maximum of 4 Contractors were appointed per lot.

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.

Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Award ID
049065-2025-1
Status
active
Location
By Linlithgow, UKM, EH49 6LQ, United Kingdom

Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
049065-2025-2
Status
active
Location
By Linlithgow, UKM, EH49 6LQ, United Kingdom

George Campbell and Sons

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
049065-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Perth, UKM, PH1 1PP, United Kingdom

Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
049065-2025-3
Status
active
Location
By Linlithgow, UKM, EH49 6LQ, United Kingdom

George Campbell and Sons

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
049065-2025-3
Status
active
Location
Perth, UKM, PH1 1PP, United Kingdom

The Fish People Scotland Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
049065-2025-3
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM, G21 2DU, United Kingdom

Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
049065-2025-4
Status
active
Location
By Linlithgow, UKM, EH49 6LQ, United Kingdom

The Fish People Scotland Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
049065-2025-4
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM, G21 2DU, United Kingdom

Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Award ID
049065-2025-5
Status
active
Location
By Linlithgow, UKM, EH49 6LQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV03311000 — Fish
  • CPV03311100 — Flat fish
  • CPV03311200 — Fish of the cod family
  • CPV03312200 — Shellfish
  • CPV15119600 — Fish meat
  • CPV15200000 — Prepared and preserved fish
  • CPV15210000 — Fish fillets, fish livers and roe
  • CPV15211100 — Fresh fish fillets
  • CPV15234000 — Smoked fish
  • CPV15250000 — Seafood

Lots

  • Lot 1 - North Highland and Western IslesValue not stated
  • Lot 2 - Aberdeen and GrampiansValue not stated
  • Lot 3 - Perth, Angus, Dundee and FifeValue not stated
  • South-East Scotland (Stirling, Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders)Value not stated
  • Lot 5 - West of Scotland (Greater Glasgow, Argyll, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, and Dumfries and Galloway)Value not stated

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
CAT1074 AP
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
APUC has taken the decision to extend the tender deadline for the Fresh Fish & Seafood Framework to 12:00 noon on Monday, 16th June 2025. If there are any supplier queries, please post these via the Messaging Tab in the PCS-Tender portal.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
16 Jun 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
12 Jun 2025, 12:00
Entry 2

Where

Label
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
16 Jun 2025, 13:00

Old Value

Date
12 Jun 2025, 13:00

Bid Opening

Date
12 Jun 2025, 13:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Recurrence

Description
The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered.

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
20

Expected award period

Starts
12 Jun 2025, 13:00

Tender Period

Ends
12 Jun 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Submission of Management Information Following commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide a performance report to The Authority on a quarterly basis to include spend by institution under the Framework Agreement for the reporting period. Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days following the start of each quarter. Data must be uploaded to the website: http://ucsp.ac.uk/ using the template provided (template shall be provided during the lead-in period). The supplied template is the only format permissible and should contain Contractor name, tender reference, total net spend by institution each month. If there has been no spend for the quarter, then this will still require you to log in and record a nil spend return.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
03311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Minimum
With reference to Q4B.5 of the SPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP Product Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP With reference to Q4B.6 of the SPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: To demonstrate and evidence suitable economic standing, successful Contractors will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent if awarded the Framework Agreement. Alternatively, if the contractor is unable to provide the required accounting information e.g. a new business without the required accounts, then they will be required to provide a bankers letter demonstrating their willingness to support the Contractors organisation over the term of the Framework Agreement.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 - North Highland and Western Isles
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The scope of this agreement was the supply of a range of fresh fish and seafood products, consisting of a core requirement of whole fish, fillet and cuts, smoked and marinated fish, smoked salmon, shellfish and fresh pre-made fish products. Contractors were able to price and supply a minimum of 84 per cent of the products listed in the Core Product List A of each geographical lot bid for, taking into consideration seasonal availability of certain fish. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
55

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 - Aberdeen and Grampians
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The scope of this agreement was the supply of a range of fresh fish and seafood products, consisting of a core requirement of whole fish, fillet and cuts, smoked and marinated fish, smoked salmon, shellfish and fresh pre-made fish products. Contractors were able to price and supply a minimum of 84 per cent of products listed in the Core Product List A of each geographical lot bid for, taking into consideration seasonal availability of certain fish. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
55

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3 - Perth, Angus, Dundee and Fife
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The scope of this agreement was the supply of a range of fresh fish and seafood products, consisting of a core requirement of whole fish, fillet and cuts, smoked and marinated fish, smoked salmon, shellfish and fresh pre-made fish products. Contractors were able to price and supply a minimum of 84 per cent of products listed in the Core Product List A of each geographical lot bid for, taking into consideration seasonal availability of certain fish. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
55

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
South-East Scotland (Stirling, Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders)
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The scope of this agreement was the supply of a range of fresh fish and seafood products, consisting of a core requirement of whole fish, fillet and cuts, smoked and marinated fish, smoked salmon, shellfish and fresh pre-made fish products. Contractors were able to price and supply a minimum of 84 per cent of products listed in the Core Product List A of each geographical lot bid for, taking into consideration seasonal availability of certain fish. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
55

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Lot 5 - West of Scotland (Greater Glasgow, Argyll, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, and Dumfries and Galloway)
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The scope of this agreement was the supply of a range of fresh fish and seafood products, consisting of a core requirement of whole fish, fillet and cuts, smoked and marinated fish, smoked salmon, shellfish and fresh pre-made fish products. Contractors were able to price and supply a minimum of 84 per cent of products listed in the Core Product List of each geographical lot bid for, taking into consideration seasonal availability of certain fish. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
55

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM6
Entry 2
Region
UKM6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish
Entry 2
Id
03312200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Shellfish
Entry 3
Id
15119600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish meat
Entry 4
Id
15200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Prepared and preserved fish
Entry 5
Id
03311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Flat fish
Entry 6
Id
03311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish of the cod family
Entry 7
Id
15250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Seafood
Entry 8
Id
15211100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fresh fish fillets
Entry 9
Id
15234000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Smoked fish
Entry 10
Id
15210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish fillets, fish livers and roe
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM50
Entry 2
Region
UKM50

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish
Entry 2
Id
03312200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Shellfish
Entry 3
Id
15119600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish meat
Entry 4
Id
15200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Prepared and preserved fish
Entry 5
Id
03311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish of the cod family
Entry 6
Id
15250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Seafood
Entry 7
Id
15211100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fresh fish fillets
Entry 8
Id
15234000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Smoked fish
Entry 9
Id
15210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish fillets, fish livers and roe
Entry 10
Id
03311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Flat fish
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM71
Entry 2
Region
UKM72
Entry 3
Region
UKM77
Entry 4
Region
UKM71
Entry 5
Region
UKM72
Entry 6
Region
UKM77

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish
Entry 2
Id
03312200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Shellfish
Entry 3
Id
15119600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish meat
Entry 4
Id
15200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Prepared and preserved fish
Entry 5
Id
03311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish of the cod family
Entry 6
Id
15250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Seafood
Entry 7
Id
15211100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fresh fish fillets
Entry 8
Id
15234000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Smoked fish
Entry 9
Id
15210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish fillets, fish livers and roe
Entry 10
Id
03311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Flat fish
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75
Entry 2
Region
UKM73
Entry 3
Region
UKM78
Entry 4
Region
UKM77
Entry 5
Region
UKM76
Entry 6
Region
UKM91
Entry 7
Region
UKM75
Entry 8
Region
UKM73
Entry 9
Region
UKM78
Entry 10
Region
UKM77
Entry 11
Region
UKM76
Entry 12
Region
UKM91

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish
Entry 2
Id
03312200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Shellfish
Entry 3
Id
03311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish of the cod family
Entry 4
Id
15119600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish meat
Entry 5
Id
15200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Prepared and preserved fish
Entry 6
Id
15211100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fresh fish fillets
Entry 7
Id
15210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish fillets, fish livers and roe
Entry 8
Id
15234000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Smoked fish
Entry 9
Id
15250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Seafood
Entry 10
Id
03311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Flat fish
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM8
Entry 2
Region
UKM92
Entry 3
Region
UKM8
Entry 4
Region
UKM92

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish
Entry 2
Id
03312200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Shellfish
Entry 3
Id
15119600
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish meat
Entry 4
Id
15200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Prepared and preserved fish
Entry 5
Id
03311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish of the cod family
Entry 6
Id
15250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Seafood
Entry 7
Id
15211100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fresh fish fillets
Entry 8
Id
15234000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Smoked fish
Entry 9
Id
15210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fish fillets, fish livers and roe
Entry 10
Id
03311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Flat fish

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-2420
Name
APUC Limited

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM77
Locality
Stirling
Postal Code
FK8 2DZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Education
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
APUC Limited

Contact

Name
Leesa Rintoul
Telephone
+44 1314428930
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-7117
Name
Stirling Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Stirling
Postal Code
FK8 1NH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sheriff Court House, Viewfield Place

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Stirling Sheriff Court

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-6874
Name
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
By Linlithgow
Postal Code
EH49 6LQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Heatherfield, Lathallan

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 1506675100
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-158104
Name
George Campbell and Sons

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Perth
Postal Code
PH1 1PP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
George Campbell & Sons Fishmongers, Unit 6-8 Whitefriars Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
George Campbell and Sons

Contact

Telephone
+44 744633879
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-31997
Name
The Fish People Scotland Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G21 2DU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
stance D10 fish market, Blochairn Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
The Fish People Scotland Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 1415527696

Award information

Award 1
Id
049065-2025-1
Title
Lot 1 - North Highland and Western Isles
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6874
Name
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
049065-2025-2
Title
Lot 3 - Perth, Angus, Dundee and Fife
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6874
Name
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-158104
Name
George Campbell and Sons

Related lots

3
Award 3
Id
049065-2025-3
Title
South-East Scotland (Stirling, Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6874
Name
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-31997
Name
The Fish People Scotland Ltd
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-158104
Name
George Campbell and Sons

Related lots

4
Award 4
Id
049065-2025-4
Title
Lot 5 - West of Scotland (Greater Glasgow, Argyll, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, and Dumfries and Galloway)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6874
Name
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-31997
Name
The Fish People Scotland Ltd

Related lots

5
Award 5
Id
049065-2025-5
Title
Lot 2 - Aberdeen and Grampians
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6874
Name
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
049065-2025-1
Title
Lot 1 - North Highland and Western Isles
Status
active
Award ID
049065-2025-1
Date Signed
7 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,680,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
049065-2025-2
Title
Lot 3 - Perth, Angus, Dundee and Fife
Status
active
Award ID
049065-2025-2
Date Signed
7 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,680,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
049065-2025-3
Title
South-East Scotland (Stirling, Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders)
Status
active
Award ID
049065-2025-3
Date Signed
7 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,680,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
049065-2025-4
Title
Lot 5 - West of Scotland (Greater Glasgow, Argyll, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, and Dumfries and Galloway)
Status
active
Award ID
049065-2025-4
Date Signed
7 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,680,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 5
Id
049065-2025-5
Title
Lot 2 - Aberdeen and Grampians
Status
active
Award ID
049065-2025-5
Date Signed
7 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,680,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stirling · UKM77 · FK8 2DZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM50
  • Delivery location · UKM6
  • Delivery location · UKM71
  • Delivery location · UKM72
  • Delivery location · UKM73
  • Delivery location · UKM75
  • Delivery location · UKM76
  • Delivery location · UKM77
  • Delivery location · UKM78
  • Delivery location · UKM8
  • Delivery location · UKM91
  • Delivery location · UKM92

Notice and amendment history

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