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PAHT - Multi Temperature Food Solutions

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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13 Oct 2026 at 12:13

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Summary of the contracting process

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust bought multi-temperature food solutions for its hospital. The requirement is for food catering supplies spanning different temperature conditions, rather than catering services, as described in the procurement. Delivery is in Harlow, indicated by the CM20 1QX postcode. The Trust is the buying organisation. This is a hospital food supply requirement, so suppliers need to be able to provide a suitable range of food products and serve the Trust’s delivery location. The procurement description identifies the requirement as multi-temperature food but does not give further detail about product lines, volumes or operational arrangements.

The procurement is complete and BIDFOOD LIMITED was selected for the contract. The award was made on 1 August 2026, with a contract period from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2029. The awarded value is £3.2 million. The procurement was a direct award through a call-off from the NHS Supply Chain Multi Temperature Food Solutions framework agreement, rather than a standalone open competition. The original estimated value range was £2.4 million to £3.2 million. The data records a tender submission deadline of 1 July 2026. No lot structure or evaluation criteria are described for this call-off.

This award shows that The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust buys multi-temperature food solutions through the NHS Supply Chain framework. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply food products across the required temperature ranges and reliably deliver to the hospital in Harlow. The successful supplier was Bidfood, a small or medium-sized business, showing that this scale of hospital food supply was delivered by an SME in this procurement. The Trust marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so businesses should assess their capacity to meet the buyer’s expectations and framework requirements. Experience serving institutional or healthcare customers and managing dependable food distribution would be relevant to competing for this same requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PAHT - Multi Temperature Food Solutions

Notice Description

Direct award under the NHSSC Multi Temperature Food Solutions Framework Agreement (2025/S 000-002666) at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust for multi temperature food.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-760d4351-3d7b-4404-9488-f37d33612e95
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ee1703a-6942-4cfa-aaff-3286e237584d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55500000 - Canteen and catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,200,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Postcode
AL8 6NU
Postcode Area
St Albans
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Handside
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BFS Group Ltd

Further Information

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