Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2026-508637

FTS Reference: 2026-080227

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Falmouth Exeter Plus
5103240
Penryn Campus
Penryn, Cornwall
TR10 9FE
UK
Contact person: Craig Nicholls
Telephone: +44 1326370475
NUTS code:  UKK30 -  Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://fxplus.ac.uk/

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Supply of Dried Foods & Tinned Goods
Reference number:  2148FXPlus
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

15890000  -  Miscellaneous food products and dried goods
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Falmouth Exeter Plus (FXPlus) is looking to appoint a supplier on an Initial Term 36-months contract with Extension Options to extend by up to 24 months (2 x 12-months)  giving a Total potential duration of  60-months to supply and provide services for our Dried Food & Tinned Goods for the University Campuses at Falmouth (Woodlane, Falmouth) and Penryn (Treliever Road, Penryn).
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  900000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

15000000  -  Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15100000  -  Animal products, meat and meat products
15130000  -  Meat products
15131000  -  Meat preserves and preparations
15131100  -  Sausage-meat products
15131120  -  Sausage products
15131130  -  Sausages
15131134  -  Black pudding and other blood sausages
15131135  -  Poultry sausages
15131200  -  Dried, salted, smoked or seasoned meat
15131210  -  Gammon
15131220  -  Bacon
15131230  -  Salami
15131300  -  Liver preparations
15131310  -  Pâté
15131320  -  Preparations of goose or duck liver
15131400  -  Pork products
15131410  -  Ham
15131420  -  Meatballs
15131490  -  Prepared pork dishes
15131500  -  Poultry products
15131600  -  Beef and veal products
15131610  -  Beef meatballs
15131620  -  Minced beef
15131640  -  Beefburgers
15131700  -  Meat preparations
15200000  -  Prepared and preserved fish
15210000  -  Fish fillets, fish livers and roe
15220000  -  Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat
15230000  -  Dried or salted fish; fish in brine; smoked fish
15240000  -  Canned or tinned fish and other prepared or preserved fish
15250000  -  Seafood
15400000  -  Animal or vegetable oils and fats
15500000  -  Dairy products
15600000  -  Grain mill products, starches and starch products
15800000  -  Miscellaneous food products
15810000  -  Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes
15820000  -  Rusks and biscuits; preserved pastry goods and cakes
15830000  -  Sugar and related products
15840000  -  Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery
15850000  -  Pasta products
15870000  -  Condiments and seasonings
15880000  -  Special nutritional products
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKK30 -  Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
NUTS code:  UKK3 -  Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
NUTS code:  UKK -  SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:  
TR109FE
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Falmouth Exeter Plus (FXPlus) is looking to appoint a supplier on an Initial Term 36-months contract with Extension Options to extend by up to 24 months (2 x 12-months)  giving a Total potential duration of  60-months to supply and provide services for our Dried Food & Tinned Goods for the University Campuses at Falmouth (Woodlane, Falmouth) and Penryn (Treliever Road, Penryn).
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical & Service  /  Weighting:  40
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Sustainability & Social Value  /  Weighting:  10
Price  -  Weighting:  50
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2026/S 000-051420

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Supply of Dried Foods & Tinned Goods

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

24/08/2026
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

West Country Foodservice
434454065
The Distribution Centre, 5 Higher Argal, Budock, Falmouth
Falmouth
TR11 5PE
UK
Telephone: +44 7739246080
NUTS code:  UKK -  SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  900000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Falmouth Exeter Plus
Penryn Campus
Falmouth
TR109FE
UK