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Food to Go DPS March 2026 - May 2026

Supply Chain Coordination Limited

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17 Aug 2026 at 15:53

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14 Apr 2023 at 14:49

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Supply Chain is buying food-to-go products for NHS Trusts and other eligible healthcare customers across the UK. The requirement covers patient feeding solutions and café retail feeding concepts, including prepared sandwiches, salads, sandwich fillings, snack pots, cakes, pastries, pies, pizza, street food, desserts, ice cream, chilled and frozen drinks, grab-and-go food and branded equipment linked to included food brands. The procurement is for goods, principally food and associated catering products (CPV 15000000). It is a non-exclusive Dynamic Purchasing System, with NHS Supply Chain as the contracting route and customer organisations using it for their food-to-go requirements. Suppliers can apply for either or both product categories, subject to passing the mandatory requirements for the category concerned. Deliveries and service coverage are across various UK locations.

The procurement is complete and operates as a restricted procedure Dynamic Purchasing System. The DPS has an estimated value of £78,831,476 and a minimum seven-year term, with applications accepted until 20 September 2030. Awards include Tiffin Sandwiches, On a Roll Sandwich Company, Raynor Foods, Anchor Catering, Samworth Bros and Lime Tree Foods. Active contracts were signed between 18 November 2024 and 22 May 2026, with individual values ranging from £134,000 for Solent NHS Trust to £3,844,000 for a four-Trust Midlands collaboration. The current award round covers March to May 2026. Earlier tenders for North Middlesex and Royal Free London, County Durham and Darlington with Newcastle and Gateshead, Nottinghamshire Healthcare, University Hospitals Sussex and East Sussex Healthcare, Northern Care Alliance, and Solent NHS Trust were cancelled. Evaluation used financial, product evaluation, quality or questionnaire and social-value criteria, with weightings varying by requirement.

This procurement demonstrates recurring NHS demand for manufacturers and distributors of prepared sandwiches and wider chilled, frozen and ambient food-to-go ranges. Credible competitors need production capacity, dependable UK-wide distribution and the ability to supply both patient catering and retail café requirements. Product evaluation is a substantial feature of the competition, so suppliers need consistent recipes, presentation, quality control and the ability to provide samples or other product evidence. The awarded supplier base includes several small and medium-sized businesses alongside a large food manufacturer, indicating that specialist regional producers can compete as well as national-scale suppliers. Businesses should also be prepared for mandatory category requirements, electronic ordering, invoicing and payment, monthly reporting obligations, environmental commitments and compliance with the NHS Supply Chain code of conduct. Social value and financial competitiveness are also important elements of the evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Food to Go DPS March 2026 - May 2026

Notice Description

NHS Supply Chain: Food sought to establish a non-exclusive DPS Agreement for the supply of Food To Go to NHS Supply Chain: Food's customer base via the Direct Route covering products including but not limited to: Patient Feeding Sandwiches, Salads, and Snack pots. Retail Sandwiches, Salads, Sandwich Fillings, Cakes, Street Food, Snack pots, pies, pastries, pizza, frozen desserts & ice cream, chilled & frozen drinks, grab & go food, branded equipment linked to food brands included in DPS. The DPS will be in place for a minimum of 7 years with an approximate spend of PS78,831,476m and will be the main procurement route for NHS Trusts Food To Go requirements. The DPS is open for applications until 20 September 2030 as a minimum. The DPS is divided into 2 categories of products and Applicants may apply to be included on any or all of the product categories. The categories under the DPS are as follows: Category 1 - Patient Feeding Solutions Category 2 - Cafe Retail Feeding Concepts Applicants will only be accepted to categories they have applied for if they pass all mandatory criteria within the DPS award process. This notice is for the award of Contracts under the DPS between March 2026 - May 2026

Lot Information

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust & Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for Patient & Retail Feeding for North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust & Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Options: The contract will have an initial term of 36 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 60 months.

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust & The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for Patient & Retail Feeding for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust & The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Options: The contract will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 48 months.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for Patient & Retail Feeding for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Options: The contract will have an initial term of 12 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 12 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 24 months.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Tender for Patient & Retail Feeding for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Options: The contract will have an initial term of 12 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 12 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 24 months.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Tender for patient feeding solutions for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Options: The contract will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 12 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 36 months.

Solent NHS Trust

Tender for Patient and Retail Feeding for Solent NHS Trust

Options: The contract will have an initial term of 12 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a further 12 months. The contract will be for a maximum term of 24 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bedb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078226-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15555000 - Ice cream and similar products

15811510 - Sandwiches

15811511 - Prepared sandwiches

15812100 - Pastry goods

15812120 - Pies

15812121 - Savoury pies

15812200 - Cakes

15833100 - Desserts

15894400 - Snacks

15894600 - Sandwich fillings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£78,831,476 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£78,831,476 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,166,093 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Sep 20305 years to go
Future Notice Date
12 Sep 2023Expired
Award Date
14 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Supply Chain Coordination Limited
Additional Buyers

NHS Supply Chain

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
9
Supplier Names

Anchor Catering

Anchor Catering LTD

Lime Tree Foods Ltd (Sandwich King)

On a Roll Sandwich Company

On a Roll Sandwich Company Ltd

Raynor Foods

Samworth Bros

Tiffin Sandwiches

Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd

Further Information

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