The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-06a903
Published by:: Scotland Excel
Authority ID:: AA20796
Publication date:: 30 May 2026
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Prior Information Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to a new framework opportunity for the Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Fresh Produce.

It is anticipated that the scope of the products covered under the framework will include but is not limited to whole milk, semi skimmed milk, skimmed milk, organic milk, brown bread, white bread, pittas, wraps, potato scones, cakes, pastries, baguettes, fresh apples, bananas, grapes, pears, strawberries, carrots, turnip, cabbage, corn, beef, lamb, pork, poultry, prepared products, cooked meats and fresh fish.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Scotland Excel

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1AR

Telephone: +44 1414888230

E-mail: Education.Corporate@scotland-excel.org.uk

NUTS: UKM83

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Fresh Produce

Reference number: 0326

II.1.2) Main CPV code

15000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to a new framework opportunity for the Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Fresh Produce.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 160 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Fresh and Organic Milk

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15500000

15510000

15550000

15511000

15511100

15511300

03333000

15511500

15512100

15512200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to a new framework opportunity for the Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Fresh Produce. Tenderers will be able to bid for one, any, or all local authority areas, where applicable.

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed, and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Fresh Bread, Rolls and Bakery Products

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15612500

15811000

15811100

15810000

15811200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed , and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

03220000

03221200

03200000

03222230

03222200

03222118

03222110

03222100

03222000

03212000

03221000

03221110

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed , and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Fresh Meats

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15110000

15100000

15111000

15130000

15131110

15131100

15119000

15131220

15131134

15131700

15131400

15131130

15131620

15115000

15115100

15112130

15131210

15131410

15131640

15112120

15112000

15131500

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed , and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

Cooked Meats

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15110000

15100000

15111000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed, and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 6

II.2.1) Title

Fresh Fish

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15110000

15119600

15211100

03311240

03311500

03311000

03311700

15241500

03310000

03311210

03311220

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed , and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 7

II.2.1) Title

Halal Products

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15612500

15100000

15111000

15119000

15130000

15131700

15131400

15115000

15115100

15112130

15112120

15112000

15131500

15119600

15211100

03310000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed , and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 8

II.2.1) Title

Supply Only of Fresh Produce

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15500000

15510000

15550000

15511000

15511100

15511300

03333000

15511500

15512100

15512200

03220000

03221200

03200000

03222230

03222200

03222118

03222110

03222100

03222000

03212000

03221000

03221110

15612500

15811000

15811100

15810000

15811200

15110000

15100000

15111000

15130000

15131110

15131100

15119000

15131220

15131134

15131700

15131400

15131130

15131620

15115000

15115100

15112130

15131210

15131410

15131640

15112120

15112000

15131500

15119600

15211100

03311240

03311500

03311000

03311700

15241500

03311210

03310000

03311220

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed, and is therefore subject to change.

Lot No: 9

II.2.1) Title

Distribution of Fresh Produce

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

15500000

15510000

15550000

15511000

15511100

15511300

03333000

15511500

15512100

15512200

03220000

03221200

03200000

03222230

03222200

03222118

03222110

03222100

03222000

03212000

03221000

03221110

15612500

15811000

15811100

15810000

15811200

15110000

15100000

15111000

15130000

15131110

15131100

15119000

15131220

15131134

15131700

15131400

15131130

15131620

15115000

15115100

15112130

15131210

15131410

15131640

15112120

15112000

15131500

15119600

15211100

03311240

03311500

03311000

03311700

15241500

03310000

03311210

03311220

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Throughout Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

Please note, the lot structure is still to be confirmed , and is therefore subject to change.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

01/10/2026

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Scotland Excel envisages publishing a future tender opportunity on behalf of all 32 local authorities, together with any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.

For more information about Scotland Excel and its members, please see http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk.

At this stage there is an opportunity for all interested parties to meet with Scotland Excel to discuss the upcoming framework.

We would like to invite suppliers to contact Scotland Excel to arrange an individual meeting to take place over Microsoft Teams. Please email education&corporate@scotland-excel.org.uk if you are interested in organising a meeting.

Please also complete the following survey found at:

https://www.cognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/_0326FreshProduceSupplierPinSurvey

Please complete the survey even if you do/do not secure a meeting slot.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=726426.

(SC Ref:832913)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

29/05/2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
15100000	Animal products, meat and meat products	Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15550000	Assorted dairy products	Dairy products
15131220	Bacon	Meat preserves and preparations
15612500	Bakery products	Cereal or vegetable flour and related products
15131640	Beefburgers	Meat preserves and preparations
15131134	Black pudding and other blood sausages	Meat preserves and preparations
15111000	Bovine meat	Meat
15811100	Bread	Bread products
15811000	Bread products	Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes
15810000	Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes	Miscellaneous food products
03200000	Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts	Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
15112130	Chickens	Poultry
03222200	Citrus fruit	Fruit and nuts
03311210	Cod	Fish
15500000	Dairy products	Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15512200	Double cream	Cream
03311000	Fish	Fish, crustaceans and aquatic products
15119600	Fish meat	Various meats
03310000	Fish, crustaceans and aquatic products	Farming, hunting and fishing products
15000000	Food, beverages, tobacco and related products	Agriculture and Food
03333000	Fresh cows milk	Farm animal products
15211100	Fresh fish fillets	Fish fillets
03222000	Fruit and nuts	Vegetables, fruits and nuts
03221200	Fruit vegetables	Vegetables
15511500	Full-cream milk	Milk
15131210	Gammon	Meat preserves and preparations
03222230	Grapefruit	Fruit and nuts
03311240	Haddock	Fish
15131410	Ham	Meat preserves and preparations
03222118	Kiwi fruit	Fruit and nuts
15115100	Lamb	Lamb and mutton
15115000	Lamb and mutton	Meat
15241500	Mackerel	Coated, canned or tinned fish
15110000	Meat	Animal products, meat and meat products
15131700	Meat preparations	Meat preserves and preparations
15130000	Meat products	Animal products, meat and meat products
15511000	Milk	Milk and cream
15510000	Milk and cream	Dairy products
15131620	Minced beef	Meat preserves and preparations
15511100	Pasteurised milk	Milk
03311220	Pollock	Fish
15131400	Pork products	Meat preserves and preparations
03212000	Potatoes and dried vegetables	Cereals and potatoes
15112000	Poultry	Meat
15131500	Poultry products	Meat preserves and preparations
15811200	Rolls	Bread products
03221110	Root vegetables	Vegetables
03311700	Salmon	Fish
15131110	Sausage meat	Meat preserves and preparations
15131100	Sausage-meat products	Meat preserves and preparations
15131130	Sausages	Meat preserves and preparations
15512100	Single cream	Cream
15511300	Skimmed milk	Milk
03222110	Tropical fruit	Fruit and nuts
03222100	Tropical fruit and nuts	Fruit and nuts
15112120	Turkeys	Poultry
15119000	Various meats	Meat
03221000	Vegetables	Vegetables, fruits and nuts
03220000	Vegetables, fruits and nuts	Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
03311500	Whiting	Fish

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: Education.Corporate@scotland-excel.org.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
No further information has been uploaded.

Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Fresh Produce

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

Prior information notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

I.2) Joint procurement

I.3) Communication

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

I.5) Main activity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

II.1.3) Type of contract

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.5) Estimated total value

II.1.6) Information about lots

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

Coding

Commodity categories

Delivery locations

Alert region restrictions

About the buyer

Further information