# Distribution of fruit and vegetables under the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS SUPPLY CHAIN](/buyers/nhs-supply-chain/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [A\.G\. Axton & Sons \(wholesale\) Limited](/contract-winners/a-g-axton-sons-wholesale/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £39,000,000
- Tender value: £52,000,000
- Award date: 27 May 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 11 April 2016
- Contract end: 10 April 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: c2cff844-52e8-4657-8dd3-428988c9ab81-90006
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66e72c13-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

OJEU Ref - 2016/S 048-079480\. CPV Codes - 15300000; 15330000;15331100;15331000;03220000;03221000;03221270 03221230;03222000;03222321;03222200;03222322;03222111 03221112;03221240;03222313;15331130;03222115 03222340;03221220;15332419;15332100;15332410;03222310;64120000 The Framework Agreement is for the distribution of the fruit and vegetables during school term time\. It is anticipated that successful Applicants will be Distributors who will use nominated Suppliers to ensure delivery of fruit and/or vegetables to schools\. The distribution will be carried out in 21 different regions covering the whole of England\. Successful Applicants will be required to deliver fruit and vegetables in accordance with the ‘Consumption Calendar’ \(please refer to Appendix 15 of the invitation to tender documents\); and to deliver such fruit and vegetables to the relevant schools for consumption during term time in each case in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement \(including the Specification\)\. This Framework Agreement is for 4 years\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2cff844-52e8-4657-8dd3-428988c9ab81-90006)