Expired contract

Provision of Winter Food Hampers

Details

Duration
2 months
Topic
Homedelivery of provisions
Published
16 January 2026

Tender description

Provision of food hampers to support free school meal young people in Cheshire East, as funded by the Department for Education's Holiday Activity Fund (HAF) total contract value £85,000. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published16 January 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date16 January 2026
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026

About the buyer

Cheshire East Council is a local authority procuring for the Cheshire East borough, with its own Corporate Procurement Unit handling contracts and quotations. Tender opportunities are advertised on The Chest e-tendering portal, the council's route to market for open competitions. Larger contracts above the public procurement threshold also appear on Find a Tender, the government's central digital platform. Smaller purchases follow a risk-based sourcing approach, using either a request for quotation or an existing public sector framework. Contracts are also listed on the North West Contracts register, giving suppliers visibility across the wider region.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Cheshire East Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85312200 · Homedelivery of provisions

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