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The University Caterers Organisation Limited is a not for profit company limited by member guarantee. An objective of The University Caterers Organisation Limited, is to seek opportunities to exploit economies of scale available by coordinating the demand of individual universities, colleges and other institutions of higher and further education and other public sector bodies for goods and/or services and utilising the collective purchasing opportunities of universities, colleges and other institutions of higher and further education and other public sector bodies in achieving value for money within their purchasing activities, which may be on a national, inter-regional or regional basis.
TUCO acts as purchasing agent in obtaining tenders and/or entering into negotiations and/or contracts for the supply of specific goods and/or services; and to confer, consult and maintain contact and co-operate with any authorities, association, societies, institutions and relevant bodies whose work is appropriate to the work of the Company.
Please refer to the TUCO Ltd Notes to Tenderers' and other tender documents for further information and guidance on completing all parts of the open tender. Evaluation is a combination of Pass/Fail questions and scored weighted responses. The Framework Agreement is for use by TUCO Ltd clients see https://account.tuco.ac.uk/delrvdkzgqmjfhudksgs
The purpose of this contract is for the supply and distribution of convenience retail products and services, to members and clients of TUCO.
The Agreement is open to the current and future member Institutions & affiliated Public Sector bodies.
The scope of commodities to be covered in the framework are as follows:
Confectionery, Snacks & Soft Drinks
Chocolate Bars
Bagged Chocolate
Sweets
Mints & Chewing Gums
Protein Bars
Boxed & Seasonal Chocolate
Soft Drinks
Snacks (Crisps, Nuts, Popcorn etc)
Cakes (Ambient, Chilled, Fresh & Frozen)
Large Pre-sliced Cakes
Tray Bakes
Cake Slices
Muffins
Biscuits
Flapjacks
High Protein Products
Patisserie
Convenience Retail Non-Food
Laundry
Household Goods
Small Electronic Items
Cigarettes, Tobacco, E-Cigarettes and associated products
Cigarettes
Tobacco & associated products
E-Cigarettes & associated products
One Stop Shop (incl. all above)
Confectionery, Snacks and Soft Drinks
Cakes
Convenience Retail Grocery (Ambient, Chilled Fresh & Frozen)
International/World Foods
Alcohol
Cigarettes, Tobacco, E-Cigarettes and associated products
Convenience Retail Non-Food
We welcome suppliers that can deliver on either a local, regional or national basis.
It is envisaged that suppliers will be able to cover much of the scope of this agreement on a category by category basis.
Users of this framework may choose to use all or part of the scope of this agreement.
It is anticipated that the Framework Agreemen...
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamsons Drinks Ltd | SC234220 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| BB Foodservice | 07527512 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood | 00239718 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| Blakemore Foodservice | - | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| Brakes | 05532896 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| Chapple & Jenkins | 06489298 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| Dunsters farm foodservice | - | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| Evapo Ltd | 09227206 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| Handmade Speciality Products Limited | 07030982 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| Harlech Foodservice ltd | 01413059 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| PREMCREST LTD | 01071218 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
| WDS Group Limited | 07048195 | ~£0 estimated from lot values | - |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £379,265,216 in 150,800 payments (over £25k) from MoJ GPC, Scottish Government, Department of Health and Social Care, DEFRA, Greater Manchester Police and 13 more public bodies (2016-07-05 to 2026-06-01).