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Supply & Distribution of Various Foods

Cumberland Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 12:41.

Opportunity overview

Cumberland Council have a requirement for the supply and distribution of a range of various foods within the footprint of Cumberland Council, these foods will be suitable for Cumberland Care Sites, Cumberland Council Sites and Cumberland Council maintained non-chequebook schools which do not use third party School Meals providers. Cumberland Care sites currently consist of 8 Care Homes and 9 Day Centres. There are currently 75 maintained schools within they footprint of Cumberland Council. Only those schools which do not use a third-party school meals provider will be eligible to access the Framework, this currently applies to 31 schools but is subject to change. The number of schools who will access the Framework is not guaranteed as not all schools will choose to opt in. Schools that are eligible to use the framework will sign an access agreement allowing them to receive framework pricing and benefits however they will be wholly responsible for all framework transactions and will contract directly with the successful supplier(s). This contract will be tendered in 4 lots with each lot being awarded to one supplier. • Lot 1 - Fresh Meat & Fish • Lot 2 - Fresh Fruit & Vegetables • Lot 3 - Frozen Foods • Lot 4 - Groceries & Provisions, including Fresh Milk, Fresh Bread & Morning Goods, Fresh Sandwich Fillings, Salads, Cooked Meats and Soft Drinks. Suppliers will be able to tender for one, more than one, or all Lots. The lots will be evaluated individually, and each lot will be awarded to one supplier who will supply and distribute the full range of goods within the lot to all eligible sites within the footprint of Cumberland Council.

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.

P.F.D.(CARLISLE)LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£4.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£4.5m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00557210
Location
Carlisle, UKD12, CA1 2RW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated
  • Lot 4Value not stated

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
DN812591
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Direct Award

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
complete
Entry 4
Id
4
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cumberland Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJGX-9191-DYLV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJGX-9191-DYLV

Address

Street Address
Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate
Locality
Carlisle
Postal Code
CA1 1RD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
P.F.D.(CARLISLE)LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-00557210

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00557210

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQPL-1318-WBWN

Address

Street Address
Pioneer House
Locality
Carlisle
Postal Code
CA1 2RW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00557210
Name
P.F.D.(CARLISLE)LIMITED

Related lots

1
2
3
4

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Supply & Distribution of Various Foods
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
18 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
4,500,000
Amount
4,500,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080729-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Aug 2026, 10:51
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Carlisle · UKD12 · CA1 1RD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 025044-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 025176-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 040419-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 069244-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 080729-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·