CPV 158 – Miscellaneous Food Products

What does CPV Group 158 cover?

CPV Group 158 (15800000) classifies public contracts for miscellaneous food products – a broad category encompassing processed and prepared foodstuffs that do not fall neatly within the more specific groups of CPV Division 15. This includes bread and bakery products, confectionery, chocolate, sugar and sugar products, sauces, dressings, condiments and seasonings, soups and broths, convenience and ready-to-eat foods, jams and preserves, honey, vinegar, salt and nutritional supplements.

In institutional catering, this group covers many high-frequency, everyday procurement items: bread rolls delivered fresh each morning, individually portioned condiments for hospital trays, sugar and sweeteners for canteen use, ketchup and mustard in catering packs, and ready-made soups for care home meal services. Bakery products in particular are a high-volume sub-category, with many public institutions procuring daily bread and roll deliveries from local or regional bakeries under multi-year framework agreements.

The diversity of products covered by CPV 158 means that tenders may be structured as all-in grocery lots or focused on specific sub-categories such as confectionery for hospital gift shops or nutritional supplements for care homes.

Further information on the CPV system is available from the European Commission (SIMAP) and Regulation (EC) No 213/2008 amending the CPV.

Typical Services in CPV 158

• Bread, rolls and bakery goods for daily institutional delivery
• Sugar, sweeteners and confectionery for canteen use
• Chocolate and cocoa products
• Condiments: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, salt
• Soups, stocks and broths in institutional packaging
• Jams, honey and spreads for breakfast service

Examples of Tenders with CPV 158

• Daily bread and roll supply for a hospital: A hospital procures freshly baked bread and rolls for daily patient breakfast service and staff canteen, requiring morning delivery before 7:00, with a 6-month trial period followed by a two-year framework.
• Condiments and sauces for a military catering facility: An armed forces catering unit tenders supply of ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise and other table condiments in catering-size packaging for its food service operations.
• Bakery goods and confectionery for a care home group: A care home operator procures a range of biscuits, cakes, chocolate and bakery items for between-meal snacks and social events across eight publicly operated homes.

Current tenders with CPV 158 are published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) and on national procurement platforms such as the German Procurement Portal (DTVP).

Who is CPV 158 relevant for?

Public Contracting Authorities

School and hospital catering services, military catering units, prison catering, care home operators and government workplace canteens are the key buyers under CPV 158. Fresh bakery delivery tenders are particularly common at the regional and municipal level, often with preference for local suppliers.

Companies and Bidders

Bakeries with institutional delivery capability, food wholesalers, condiment and sauce manufacturers, confectionery distributors and convenience food suppliers are the main bidders. Reliability of daily delivery, HACCP certification, allergen management documentation and references for comparable institutional supply are standard eligibility requirements.

Information on eligibility criteria and procurement procedures is available from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

How does Bond help with CPV 158?

Tender Match – Automatically Find Tenders (CPV 158)

With tender.match, bakeries, food wholesalers and condiment suppliers automatically receive all relevant tenders with CPV 158 directly in their dashboard. BOND indexes tenders from over 1,000 procurement portals in the EU – from TED to national platforms and regional contracting authorities. Instead of manually searching dozens of portals every day, matching food product contracts are filtered and delivered by industry, competency, region, and company profile. An automated gap analysis immediately shows where the company meets the requirements and where gaps exist. This ensures companies never miss a deadline and can focus on preparing their bids.

Company Match – Find the Right Partners and Suppliers (CPV 158)

For companies looking for suppliers, subcontractors, or consortium partners for food product supply projects, company.match provides direct access to qualified firms from an EU-wide database of over 28 million companies. Especially for larger institutional catering contracts that a single company cannot handle alone, company.match automatically identifies suitable partners for bidding consortia and partial services – increasing the chances of winning the contract.

Frequently Asked Questions about CPV 158

What does the CPV code 15800000 mean?

The CPV code 15800000 covers the group "Miscellaneous Food Products" in the EU's Common Procurement Vocabulary. It classifies public contracts for the supply of bakery goods, condiments, confectionery, sugar products and other processed foodstuffs to public catering institutions and government facilities.

How do I find tenders with CPV 158?

Tenders with CPV 158 are published at EU level on TED. Many bakery and condiment contracts fall below thresholds and are published on national platforms such as DTVP. Bond aggregates all sources and delivers filtered results.

What are the requirements for participating in tenders with CPV 158?

Requirements typically include HACCP certification, allergen management documentation, food law compliance and references for comparable institutional deliveries. For fresh bakery supply, delivery reliability and logistics capacity are critical eligibility factors. Details are governed by the VgV or the UVgO depending on contract value.