Ambient Foods 2025
A Contract Award Notice
by SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Goods)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £323K-£16M
- Sector
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Published
- 20 May 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
- Supply Chain Coordination London
28 suppliers
- Brake Bros Ashford
- Hunts Food Group Dorset
- Ivory & Ledoux London
- HJ Heinz Foods London
- Marillo Foods Warrington
- Martin Mathew Hertford
- Nutshell Packaging Salisbury
- Portion Solutions Telford
- Adams Clinical Nutrition Brighton
- Aymes Staffordshire
- Icesupp Wokingham
- Nutricia Trowbridge
- Cereal Partners Hertfordshire
- Premier Foods Group St Albans
- SPL Foods Chadderton
- Walkers Snacks Reading
- Weetabix Kettering
- Aimia Foods Haydock
- Hain Celestial Leeds
- Mark Clegg Preston
- Nestle York
- Unilever Kingston upon Thames
- BFS Group Slough
- Silver Spoon London
- Lakeland Dairy Sales Killygarry
- Bang Curry London
- Juiceworks Wythenshawe
- Tilda Essex
Description
NHS Supply Chain: Food seeks to establish a Non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply of Ambient Foods 2025 to Trusts within the NHS (the “Customer(s)”) via the Stocked Route covering products from the following categories: Canned Goods, Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products, Cereals & Porridge, Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams, Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces, Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups, Custard, Condiments, Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners, Milk Powder & Portions, Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives, Edible Oils, Grocery Lines. The awarded suppliers will be responsible for the supply who will deliver and manage Ambient Foods 2025 into the NHS and its Trusts for their catering needs. The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 48 months. It is anticipated that in the first 24 months the value of the Framework Agreement will be in the region of £36,131,500. This is based on the circa 250 Trusts using the current NHS Supply Chain: Food Ambient framework. For the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value of the Framework Agreement will be in the region of £72,263,000. These values are approximate only and are based on the most recent historical usage information, with a forecasted level of growth. The values provided are for guidance only and are not a guarantee of business.
Lot Division
1 | Canned Goods This lot will cover Canned Goods. Including but not limited to beef and veal products, canned or tinned fish, processed fruit and vegetables, baked beans, canned tomatoes and canned goods. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £6,828,854 and £13,657,707 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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2 | Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products This lot will cover Oral Nutritional Supplements, Thickeners & Glucose Products. Including but not limited to glucose and glucose products; fructose and fructose products, special nutritional products, dietetic products and thickeners. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,625,918 and £3,251,835 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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3 | Cereals & Porridge This lot will cover Cereals & Porridge Including but not limited to grain mill products, cereal grain products, ground oats, prepared breakfast cereals, cornflakes, muesli or equivalent, puffed wheat and rolled oats. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £7,876,667 and £15,753,334 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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4 | Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams This lot will cover Jams & Reduced Sugar Jams. Including but not limited to jams and marmalades; fruit jellies; fruit or nut purée and pastes, marmalades, orange marmalade, jams, apricot jam, blackcurrant jam, raspberry jam and strawberry jam. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,167,890 and £4,335,780 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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5 | Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces This lot will cover Gravy, Bouillon & Cooking Sauces. Including but not limited to soups and broths, mixes for stocks and gravy mixes. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,264,603 and £2,529,205 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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6 | Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups This lot will cover Single Serve Instant Soups & Bulk Soups. Including but not limited to soups and broths, meat soups, fish soups, mixed soups, soups, soups mixes, broths, vegetable soups and canned goods. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,023,364 and £4,046,728 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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7 | Custard This lot will cover Custard. Including but not limited to starches and starch products and custard. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,384,679 and £4,769,358 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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8 | Condiments This lot will cover Condiments. Including but not limited to condiments and seasonings, vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard and herbs and spices. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £1,445,260 and £2,890,520 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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9 | Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners This lot will cover Sugar, Sugar Portions and Sweeteners. Including but not limited to sugar, white sugar and sugar syrups. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,709,863 and £5,419,725 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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10 | Milk Powder & Portions This lot will cover Milk Powder & Portions. Including but not limited to dairy products, milk and cream, milk and milk powder. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £2,042,480 and £4,084,960 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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11 | Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives This lot will cover Non-Dairy Milk Alternatives. Including but not limited to coconuts, processed nuts, soya, oats and almonds. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £161,542 and £323,083 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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12 | Edible Oils This lot will cover Edible Oils. Including but not limited to refined oils and vegetable oils. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £758,762 and £1,517,523 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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13 | Grocery Lines This lot will cover Grocery Lines. Including but not limited to dessert mixes, jelly, nut pastes, peanut butter, fruit purees, grain mill products, starches and starch products, cereal or vegetable flour and related products, wheat flour, wholemeal flour, breadmaking flour, plain flour, pastry flour, self-raising flour, corn flour, mixes for the preparation of bakers wares, cake mixes, baking mixes, processed rice, long-grain rice, tapioca, semolina, honey, desserts, farinaceous products, uncooked pasta, prepared pasta and couscous, lasagne, canned pasta, potato instant mash. The value for the first 24 months is anticipated to be £4,841,621 and £9,683,242 for the full 48 months (if extended). Award Criteria
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Award Detail
1 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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2 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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3 | Ivory & Ledoux (London)
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4 | HJ Heinz Foods (London)
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5 | Marillo Foods (Warrington)
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6 | Martin Mathew (Hertford)
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7 | Nutshell Packaging (Salisbury)
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8 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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9 | Adams Clinical Nutrition (Brighton)
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10 | Aymes (Staffordshire)
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11 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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12 | Icesupp (Wokingham)
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13 | Nutricia (Trowbridge)
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14 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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15 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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16 | Cereal Partners (Hertfordshire)
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17 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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18 | Nutshell Packaging (Salisbury)
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19 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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20 | Premier Foods Group (None)
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21 | SPL Foods (Chadderton)
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22 | Walkers Snacks (Reading)
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23 | Weetabix (Kettering)
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24 | Aimia Foods (Haydock)
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25 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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26 | Hain Celestial (Leeds)
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27 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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28 | Nutshell Packaging (Salisbury)
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29 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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30 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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31 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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32 | Marillo Foods (Warrington)
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33 | Mark Clegg (Preston)
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34 | Nestle (York)
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35 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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36 | Premier Foods Group (None)
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37 | Unilever (Kingston upon Thames)
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38 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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39 | HJ Heinz Foods (London)
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40 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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41 | Premier Foods Group (None)
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42 | Unilever (Kingston upon Thames)
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43 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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44 | Premier Foods Group (None)
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45 | SPL Foods (Chadderton)
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46 | BFS Group (Slough)
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47 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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48 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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49 | HJ Heinz Foods (London)
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50 | Marillo Foods (Warrington)
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51 | Nutshell Packaging (Salisbury)
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52 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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53 | Premier Foods Group (None)
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54 | Unilever (Kingston upon Thames)
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55 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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56 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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57 | Nutshell Packaging (Salisbury)
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58 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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59 | Silver Spoon (London)
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60 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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61 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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62 | Lakeland Dairy Sales (Killygarry)
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63 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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64 | Hain Celestial (Leeds)
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65 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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66 | Nutshell Packaging (Salisbury)
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67 | BFS Group (Slough)
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68 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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69 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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70 | Marillo Foods (Warrington)
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71 | Bang Curry (London)
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72 | BFS Group (Slough)
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73 | Brake Bros (Ashford)
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74 | Hain Celestial (Leeds)
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75 | Hunts Food Group (Dorset)
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76 | Juiceworks (Wythenshawe)
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77 | Marillo Foods (Warrington)
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78 | Nutshell Packaging (Salisbury)
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79 | Portion Solutions (Telford)
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80 | Premier Foods Group (None)
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81 | SPL Foods (Chadderton)
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82 | Tilda (Essex)
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83 | Unilever (Kingston upon Thames)
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Renewal Options
The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 48 months.
CPV Codes
- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15131600 - Beef and veal products
- 15240000 - Canned or tinned fish and other prepared or preserved fish
- 15241000 - Coated, canned or tinned fish
- 15241100 - Canned salmon
- 15241400 - Canned tuna
- 15331400 - Preserved and/or canned vegetables
- 15331411 - Baked beans
- 15331423 - Canned tomatoes
- 15331460 - Canned vegetables
- 15331462 - Canned peas
- 15331463 - Canned shelled beans
- 15331464 - Canned whole beans
- 15897000 - Canned goods and field rations
- 15897200 - Canned goods
- 15622000 - Glucose and glucose products; fructose and fructose products
- 15622100 - Glucose and glucose products
- 15622110 - Glucose
- 15622120 - Glucose syrup
- 15622300 - Fructose and fructose products
- 15622310 - Fructose
- 15622320 - Fructose preparations
- 15622321 - Fructose solutions
- 15622322 - Fructose syrup
- 15880000 - Special nutritional products
- 15882000 - Dietetic products
- 15892400 - Thickeners
- 03211000 - Cereals
- 03211600 - Oats
- 15610000 - Grain mill products
- 15613000 - Cereal grain products
- 15613100 - Ground oats
- 15613300 - Cereal products
- 15613310 - Prepared breakfast cereals
- 15613311 - Cornflakes
- 15613313 - Muesli or equivalent
- 15613319 - Puffed wheat
- 15613380 - Rolled oats
- 15332200 - Jams and marmalades; fruit jellies; fruit or nut purée and pastes
- 15332230 - Marmalades
- 15332231 - Orange marmalade
- 15332232 - Lemon marmalade
- 15332290 - Jams
- 15332291 - Apricot jam
- 15332292 - Blackberry jam
- 15332293 - Blackcurrant jam
- 15332294 - Cherry jam
- 15332295 - Raspberry jam
- 15332296 - Strawberry jam
- 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
- 15870000 - Condiments and seasonings
- 15871000 - Vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard
- 15871200 - Sauces, mixed condiments and mixed seasonings
- 15871260 - Sauces
- 15891000 - Soups and broths
- 15891100 - Meat soups
- 15891200 - Fish soups
- 15891300 - Mixed soups
- 15891400 - Soups
- 15891410 - Soup mixes
- 15891500 - Broths
- 15891600 - Stocks
- 15891610 - Mixes for stocks
- 15891900 - Vegetable soups
- 15893300 - Gravy mixes
- 15600000 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products
- 15620000 - Starches and starch products
- 15623000 - Starches
- 15626000 - Custard powder
- 15871100 - Vinegar and vinegar substitutes
- 15871110 - Vinegar or equivalent
- 15871230 - Tomato ketchup
- 15871250 - Mustard
- 15871270 - Mixed condiments
- 15871273 - Mayonnaise
- 15872000 - Herbs and spices
- 15872100 - Pepper
- 15872200 - Spices
- 15872300 - Herbs
- 15872400 - Salt
- 15831000 - Sugar
- 15831200 - White sugar
- 15831500 - Sugar syrups
- 15511000 - Milk
- 15511100 - Pasteurised milk
- 15511200 - Sterilised milk
- 15511210 - UHT milk
- 15511300 - Skimmed milk
- 15511400 - Semi-skimmed milk
- 15511500 - Full-cream milk
- 15511700 - Milk powder
- 15512200 - Double cream
- 15512300 - Clotted cream
- 15332300 - Processed nuts
- 15411000 - Animal or vegetable oils
- 15411100 - Vegetable oils
- 15411110 - Olive oil
- 15411120 - Sesame oil
- 15411130 - Groundnut oil
- 15411140 - Coconut oil
- 15411200 - Cooking oil
- 15411210 - Frying oil
- 15421000 - Refined oils
- 03211300 - Rice
- 15312100 - Instant mashed potatoes
- 15332240 - Fruit jellies
- 15332260 - Nut pastes
- 15332261 - Peanut butter
- 15332270 - Fruit purées
- 15611000 - Husked rice
- 15612000 - Cereal or vegetable flour and related products
- 15612100 - Wheat flour
- 15612110 - Wholemeal flour
- 15612120 - Breadmaking flour
- 15612130 - Plain flour
- 15612150 - Pastry flour
- 15612190 - Self-raising flour
- 15612200 - Cereal flour
- 15612210 - Corn flour
- 15612220 - Rice flour
- 15612300 - Vegetable flour and meal
- 15612400 - Mixes for the preparation of baker's wares
- 15612410 - Cake mixes
- 15612420 - Baking mixes
- 15614000 - Processed rice
- 15614100 - Long-grain rice
- 15614200 - Milled rice
- 15624000 - Tapioca
- 15625000 - Semolina
- 15831600 - Honey
- 15833100 - Desserts
- 15851000 - Farinaceous products
- 15851100 - Uncooked pasta
- 15851200 - Prepared pasta and couscous
- 15851210 - Prepared pasta
- 15851220 - Stuffed pasta
- 15851230 - Lasagne
- 15851250 - Couscous
- 15851290 - Canned pasta
- 15893200 - Dessert mixes
Indicators
- Options are available.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b17f
- FTS 023396-2025