# Buying Better Food and Drink

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: A list of successful suppliers can be found in the attachments
- Award value: £100,000,000
- Tender value: £100,000,000
- Award date: 23 January 2024
- Published: 16 April 2025
- Contract start: 23 January 2024
- Contract end: 22 January 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: d6ffa5f7-f3b2-4608-a85b-b8777d04c913-841028
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b77e645e-fec3-4ac5-abe6-dbd323e51379

## Description

Crown Commercial Service \(CCS\) as the Authority has put in place a new Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of RM6279 Buying Better Food and Drink to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations\. This is a national agreement developed to support a simple customer journey through an online single access point\. Our initial contract value is estimated to attract £100 million worth of spend over the 4-year \(2 \+ 1 \+1\) contract period, which is a small proportion of the annual £2\.1 billion public sector food spend\. Additional information: This framework was put in place with an initial duration of 2 years plus an optional extension period of 2 x 12 month periods \(2 \+ 1 \+ 1\)\. Please note that the 2 x 12 month extensions have been utilised and the end date of this framework is confirmed as being 22/01/2028

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6ffa5f7-f3b2-4608-a85b-b8777d04c913-841028)