Supply of Fresh Food to NHS Supply Chain
NHS SUPPLY CHAIN · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Fresh Food to NHS Supply Chain
Awarded 31 May 2015
Awarded31 May 2015
Value£90,000,000.00
AgencyNHS SUPPLY CHAIN
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryFood & Beverage
Ended 7y 5mo ago4y term
Awarded 31 May 2015Expired 30 May 2019
About
NHS Supply Chain awarded a contract to A.G.
Axton & Sons (Wholesale) Limited, A.C.
Wellard & Partners Limited, Arthur Brett Catering Limited, BAKO North Western Limited, BFS Group Limited T/A 3663, Brake Bros Limited, C & G Wholesale Foods Ltd, and others for the supply of fresh food.
The contract covers a wide range of fresh food products as indicated by the CPV codes, including meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.
The contract value is 90,000,000 AUD.
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Supply of Fresh Food to NHS Supply Chain
Won by A.G. Axton & Sons (Wholesale) Limited,A.C. Wellard & Partners Limited,Arthur Brett Catering Limited,BAKO North Western Limited,BFS Group Limited T/A 3663,Brake Bros Limited,C & G Wholesale Foods Ltd,Clegg`s Chilled Food Service T/A Mark Clegg & Company Limited,Tom Barron Limited T/A Clifton Dairies Ltd,Clifton Quality Meats Limited,Complete Meats Limited,Cotteswold Dairy Limited,Coulton's Bread Limited,County Foods Limited,Creamline Dairies Limited,Dairy Crest Limited,DairyLink UK Ltd,Embleton Hall Dairies Limited,Foodari Limited,J. Freeman & Sons Limited,Fresh Direct (UK) Limited,Fresh N Fruity (UK) Ltd,FP Processing Limited,Freshdrop Limited,Greenvale AP Limited,G.W.Price Limited,Hallam Country Fresh Foods Limited,Hebden And Poole Fine Foods,Island Foods Limited,J R Wholesale,J.W. Young (Butchers) Limited,James Burrows Limited,John Palin (Wholesale) Limited,John Sheppard Butchers Limited,J.R. Holland (Food Services) Limited,Keenan Processing Limited,Jaggstash Limited T/A Kirby And West Ltd,M.A. Forshaw Limited,M J Birtwistle & Co Limited,Medina Capital Dairy Company Limited,Medina Food Services Limited,Middlesex Meat Company Limited,Midland Foods Limited,Minor,Weir And Willis Limited,Mike Maloney Country Butchers & Bakers Limited,Morris Quality Bakers,Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP,Multivend Limited,Noel Chadwick Limited,Owen Taylor And Sons Limited,P J Roofe & Son Catering Butchers,W.Mcclure Limited T/A Parsons Of Kendal,Braeforge Limited T/A Pensworth Dairies Ltd,P.F.D.(Carlisle)Limited T/A Pioneer Foodservice Ltd,PrescottThomas Limited,R.Manners & Sons Limited,Ralph Livesey Limited,Ribble Farm Fare Limited,Ron Chalker ("The Potato Man") Limited,Scorse Foods Ltd,Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited,Solent Butchers Limited,Start Fresh Limited,The Meat Man (Retail) Limited,Threshfield Catering Supplies Limited,Redbridge Produce & Flowers Limited,Town Head Farm Products Limited,W.McClure Limited,WA Foods,Wells Farm Dairy Limited,William White Meats Limited · NHS SUPPLY CHAIN
£90.0Mawarded
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