Food to Go DPS
- Buyer
- NHS Supply Chain
- Value
- £78,831,476
- Closes
- 20 September 2030
- Where
- London, London
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
The NHS wants to set up a long-term supplier agreement (lasting at least 7 years) to buy pre-made food products for hospitals and NHS cafés, things like sandwiches, salads, pies, cakes, drinks, and ice cream. This is a big contract worth approximately £78.8 million, and they're looking for suppliers to join their approved list.
What the buyer wants
• Supply ready-to-eat food products (sandwiches, salads, snacks, cakes, pastries, pizza, frozen desserts, drinks) to NHS hospitals and their cafés • Meet all mandatory quality and safety criteria set by NHS Supply Chain • Register on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal (Jaggaer system) and apply to one or both product categories: Patient Feeding Solutions OR Café Retail Feeding Concepts
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is not realistic for a small food supplier unless you are already an established manufacturer or distributor with BRC accreditation, proven track record supplying large institutions, and the production capacity to serve NHS trusts across multiple regions; most micro-businesses and startups will lack the scale, certifications, and operational infrastructure needed.
How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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