Fresh Food DPS
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Lots
13
Published
11 Sept 2025
Description
NHS Supply Chain: Food seeks to establish a non-exclusive DPS Agreement for the supply of Fresh Food to NHS Supply Chain: Food’s customer base via the Direct Route covering products including but not limited to: fruit, vegetables, prepared potatoes, salads, milk, dairy products, eggs, bread, morning goods, fresh meat, fresh poultry, fresh fish and meat alternatives. The DPS will be in place for a minimum of 7 years with an approximate spend of £200m and will be the main procurement route for NHS Trusts Fresh Food requirements. The DPS is open for applications until 28th February 2029 as a minimum. The DPS is divided into 4 categories of products and Applicants may apply to be included on any or all of the product categories. The 4 categories under the DPS are as follows: Category 1 - Dairy & Bakery Category 2 – Fresh Meat, Poultry & Fish Category 3 – Fresh Fruit, Vegetables & Salads Category 4 - Meat Alternatives Applicants will only be accepted to categories they have applied for if they pass all mandatory criteria within the DPS award process. This notice will contain the awarded Suppliers for the following NHS Trusts across the categories on this DPS. This notice is for the award of Contracts under the DPS between June 2025 - August 2025
Scope
- Reference
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- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
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- Contract locations
- UK
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability & Quality Questions | 15 | quality | — |
| Social Value | 10 | quality | — |
| Product Evaluation | 15 | quality | — |
| Financial | 60 | cost | — |
| Product Evaluation | 30 | quality | — |
| Sustainability & Quality Questions | 10 | quality | — |
| Product Evaluation | 40 | quality | — |
| Financial | 40 | cost | — |
| Financial | 50 | cost | — |
| Sustainability & Quality Questions | 30 | quality | — |
| Financial | 30 | cost | — |
| Sustainability & Quality Questions | 20 | quality | — |
| Financial | 70 | cost | — |
| Financial | 90 | cost | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
Award details· 13 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Lots · 13 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | £82.5m | cancelled |
| 2 | Hull University Teaching Hospitals & Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust | £56.0m | cancelled |
| 3 | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £57.5m | cancelled |
| 4 | George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | £4.0m | cancelled |
| 5 | Rotherham Doncaster And South Humber NHS Foundation Trust | — | cancelled |
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Total lots
13
Awarded
13
Estimated total
£200.0m
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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£82.5m
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Hull University Teaching Hospitals & Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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£56.0m
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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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£57.5m
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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
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£4.0m
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Rotherham Doncaster And South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
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Rotherham Doncaster And South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Dorset Healthcare University
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| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices June 2025 - August 2025 | call off | £15.4m | 11 Sept 2025 |
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| Fresh and Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework | contract | £1.3m | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Fresh & Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework | contract | — | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices March 2024 - May 2024 | call off | £5.7m | 26 Jun 2024 |
| Fresh Food DPS | contract | — | 26 Jun 2024 |
| CA7645 - Invitation to Tender for The supply and Distribution of Fresh Meat and Poultry | contract | £250k | 23 Aug 2020 |
| Supply and Distribution of Fresh Meat and Poultry | contract | £2.1m | 02 Mar 2018 |