Awarded contract

Ambient meals and related items for Police Custody Suites - B

Details

Buyer: Sussex Police
Supplier(s): BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood Catering Supplies
Value: £224,000
Duration: 4 years
Published: 27 October 2024
Source: uk:intend:sell2:bluelight:contract

Tender description

Call-off agreement via the Kent Police National Framework Agreement for the Supply and Distribution of Ambient Meals, In-Cup Drink and Related Items to Police Custody Suites (Ref. 7F-2022-C003).

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 July 2023
Completed: Award published27 October 2024
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date30 June 2027in 9 months

About the buyer

Sussex Police buys as a blue light force through a joint procurement service shared with Surrey Police. This Joint Procurement Service advises both forces and their Police and Crime Commissioners on every tender. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. Suppliers register free on the In-Tend portal, where day-to-day opportunities are published. Larger opportunities also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. National policing contracts increasingly route through BlueLight Commercial, formed in 2024 from the Police Digital Service's frameworks. Bidders are asked to submit a social value plan using BlueLight Commercial's NETpositive tool.

The top 10 blue light buyers spent a collective £2.2bn between FY2021 and FY2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of Sussex Police's contract awards have been in office and computing equipment and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sussex-police.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sussex-police.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sussex-police.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sussex-police.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sussex-police.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sussex-police.gov