Fresh Food & Food to Go
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
5
Published
14 Apr 2026
Description
NHS Supply Chain: Food (the “Authority”) is issuing this Invitation to Tender in connection with the competitive procurement for the appointment of Fresh Food & Food To Go (the “Procurement”). The Authority is acting as agent for and on behalf of Supply Chain Coordination Limited (“SCCL” or “NHS Supply Chain”). This procurement will include the following Lots: 1. Fresh Dairy and Bakery 2. Fresh Meat, Poultry, Fish & Meat-Free Alternatives 3. Fresh Produce 4. Food to Go - Patient Feeding Solutions 5. Food to Go - Retail Concepts
Scope
- Reference
- FAG 1650
- Total value
- £521,310,761 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 20 Jan 2027 to 19 Jan 2029
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 0314250015500000155110001551200015551000158110001581120015530000158000001511000015111100151120001511212015112130151121001511300015114000151151001511700015119300151150001500000015211100158900001531000015330000153000000322100015811510158115111589400015555000158121001581212015812121158122001583310015894400
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial | — | price | 70.00% |
| Non-Financial | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please refer to the published tender documentation
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 26 May 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 08 Jun 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Registration: 1) use the URL above to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal; 2) if not yet registered: - click on the 'Register Here' link to access the registration page, - complete the registration pages. Note: Entity and/or Company details must match companies house, your Jaggaer account and the signing of any documentation as part of your submission. Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal. Please see instructions below on how to Express Interest: 1. Once you have registered and logged in to Jaggaer, you will see a section called ‘Supplier Area’. Under this you will need to go to ‘ITTs open to All Suppliers’. In this section you will need to filter on 'Project Code'. 2. Search for Project 1650 3. This will bring up the list of Lots: ITT_2194 – Lot 1 - Fresh Dairy & Bakery ITT_2196 – Lot 2 – Fresh Meat, Poultry, Dish & Meat-Free Alternatives ITT_2197 – Lot 3 – Fresh Produce ITT_2198 – Lot 4 – Food To Go Patient Feeding Solutions ITT_2199 – Lot 5 – Food To Go Retail Concepts Once you have clicked into the Lot you wish to bid on, click ‘Express Interest’ in the top right-hand corner then click 'Confirm'. 4. Once you have Expressed Interest, the Lot(s) you selected and the main ITT_2200 will now sit under ‘My ITTs’ in the Supplier Area. Submission instructions for this procurement will be included within the ITT Instructions document. Please ensure to download and read all documents contained within the Attachments area. Details of how to submit your response can be found within the tender documentation. For any technical help with the portal please contact: Tel: 0800 069 8630 or via the live chat function on Jaggaer.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh Dairy & Bakery | — | active |
| 2 | Fresh Meat, Poultry, Fish & Meat-Free Alternatives | — | active |
| 3 | Fresh Produce | — | active |
| 4 | Food To Go – Patient Feeding Solutions | — | active |
| 5 | Food To Go - Retail Concepts | — | active |