Awarded contract

Fresh Meat

Details

Supplier(s)
C M B FOODS LTD.
Value
£420,000
Duration
2 years
Topic
Animal products, meat and meat products
Published
7 October 2026

Tender description

This requirement seeks to source a reliable and good quality butcher who can meet the needs of the university's catering outlets. The core requirement of this procurement is to source fresh meat and ensure its timely delivery to our catering outlets. It is essential to source a dependable supplier who can deliver high-quality fresh meat, in the quantities required. The specification covers the supply of fresh butchered meat, poultry, game, and associated products for use within university catering outlets and hospitality services. Products shall include, but not be limited to: • Beef, lamb, pork, veal, and mutton cuts • Poultry products (chicken, turkey, duck, poussin) • Game meats when requested • Minced meat products • Fresh sausages and burgers • Bacon and gammon • Halal products • Value-added butchered ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published7 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date7 October 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date6 October 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

University of Portsmouth is a higher education provider, buying through a centralised procurement and contracting team in its Finance department. Tenders are advertised through its In-tend portal and the UK government's Find a Tender service for contracts above threshold. The University is a member of the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), a major framework body for UK higher education. SUPC membership also gives access to London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) frameworks. Transactional purchasing also runs alongside this centralised function within professional services. Procurement follows the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the newer Procurement Act 2023.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Portsmouth's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, software and information systems and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 15100000 · Animal products, meat and meat products

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