Notice Information
Notice Title
Pre-prepared Ready Meals
Notice Description
Provision of standard and specialist ready meals to University Hospital of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Includes: Texture modified meals and small meals Small community and mental health provision Dietary requirements including halal, kosher, vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free and allergen meals.
Planning Information
Pre-market engagement for pre-prepared ready meals. The results from this will determine the Procurement route the Trusts will take, whether this will be a framework or tendering.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050630
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016461-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
-
- CPV Codes
15894200 - Prepared meals
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,372,786 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 14 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Hannah Clery
- Contact Email
- hannah.clery@mbht.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01229 614089
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARLISLE
- Postcode
- CA2 7HY
- Post Town
- Carlisle
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England), TLD1 Cumbria, TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal South
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016461-2025
23rd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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