AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation awarded a framework call-off for fresh meat and related butchered products to C M B FOODS LTD. The published award value is £420,000 excluding VAT (£504,000 including VAT).
Published outcomeAwarded to C M B FOODS LTD. under a framework; award status is active.
Market significanceA two-year university catering supply arrangement, with an optional 12-month extension, covering fresh meat, poultry, game and associated products.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
C M B FOODS LTD.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 420000 excluding VAT; 504000 including VAT GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names C M B FOODS LTD. as supplier and states amount £420,000 and amountGross £504,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract award notice published; award active
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The notice is described as a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender"; award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-07.
Contract start date
97% confidence7 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-07.
Signature status
96% confidenceUnknown; a signature milestone was scheduled for 7 October 2026
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The award includes a futureSignatureDate milestone with status "scheduled" and due date 2026-10-07. No explicit signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£420,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 420000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£504,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 504000 GBP.
Lot-level value
95% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no value recorded; the published award covers the single related lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-07.
Contract period
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028
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contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-07 and endDate is 2028-10-06.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence6 October 2029
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contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-10-06.
Award notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and timely delivery of fresh butchered meat and associated products to university catering outlets and hospitality services.
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Tender description states the requirement is fresh meat supply and delivery for university catering outlets and hospitality services.
Product coverage
99% confidenceBeef, lamb, pork, veal, mutton, poultry, game when requested, minced products, sausages, burgers, bacon, gammon, halal products and value-added butchered products.
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Products are enumerated in the tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence15100000 — Animal products, meat and meat products
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Award item additional classification gives CPV 15100000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKJ31
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Award delivery address region is UKJ31; buyer address is Portsmouth.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-051a8e
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Related process with relationship "framework" identifies ocds-h6vhtk-051a8e.
Competition data
96% confidenceThe source marks the procurement as non-competitive; number of suppliers invited and bids received are unknown.
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Tender competitive is false. No invitation or bid-count fields are supplied.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence2 years
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Contract period runs from 7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028.
Extension option
99% confidenceOptional 12-month extension, subject to contract performance and mutual agreement of the parties.
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Award renewal description states this explicitly.
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 3 years
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The maximum extent date is 6 October 2029 following the stated initial end date of 6 October 2028.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply profile
99% confidenceThe scope combines core fresh-meat supply with poultry, game on request, halal lines and value-added butchered products.
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Tender description lists these product groups.
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle supplier is named for the single recorded lot; the reported award value applies to that award.
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One award names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Supplier selection rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation results, award criteria, scores or rationale are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-value interpretation
99% confidenceClear at award level: £420,000 excluding VAT and £504,000 including VAT.
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Both net and gross values are present in award 1.
Contract execution evidence
96% confidenceIncomplete
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A contract start date is recorded, but supplied data only shows a scheduled signature milestone and does not explicitly confirm signature.
Competition transparency
98% confidenceLimited
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The procurement is marked non-competitive, but no bid or invited-supplier counts are provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of Portsmouth fresh meat contractC M B Foods contract awardfresh meat framework call-offuniversity catering meat supplyUK public procurement meat contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the University of Portsmouth fresh meat contract?
C M B FOODS LTD. is named as supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The award value is £420,000 excluding VAT and £504,000 including VAT.
How long is the contract?
The stated initial period is 7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028, with an optional 12-month extension.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature; it records a signature milestone as scheduled.
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