Stale Pre-tender

58_27 Ready Meal Solutions

Details

Buyer: ESPO
Value: £57,600,000
Topic: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Published: 12 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Please note, this is a Pipeline notice only for ESPO contracts that are forecast to be re-procured or new procurement projects that are expected to be undertaken. The details captured are therefore only provided as an estimate, and no further information other than as captured can be provided at this time. For all current ESPO opportunities, please visit https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ For details of ESPO Frameworks, please visit https://www.espo.org/frameworks.html This Pipeline notice is being published to alert the supplier market that ESPO expects to establish a multi supplier framework for the supply and distribution of prepared single or multi-portion frozen ready meals.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published12 May 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

ESPO is a purchasing organisation owned and governed by six county and city councils across the East of England: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire and Peterborough. A joint committee set up under the Local Government Act oversees its work. Competitions span more than 100 frameworks, from buildings, energy and food and catering to technology and professional services. Appointed suppliers then serve ESPO's public sector customers across the region without a further re-tender.

Over the past 5 years, most of ESPO's contract awards have been in IT services, communications equipment and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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