Planning

Inpatient Catering Meals and Services

NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST

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Planning

12 Jun 2025 at 05:37

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, along with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Inpatient Catering Meals and Services." This procurement, mainly categorised under catering services, aims to provide and manage catering meals for mental health wards within the NHS Trust located in Norwich, United Kingdom. The anticipated procurement is expected to be a further competition from the NHS Supply Chain Food framework, starting on 1st November 2025 and continuing until 31st October 2028, with a possibility of extension until 31st October 2030. Interested parties should note that the future notice date is scheduled for 1st October 2025. Key contact for this opportunity is Steven Worley, who can be reached via email at steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly for suppliers that specialise in catering services and can accommodate the needs of healthcare settings. With an estimated gross value of £9,000,000, this contract is suitable for SMEs and VCSE organisations, making it an attractive prospect for businesses looking to expand their operations within the NHS framework. Companies equipped to deliver managed cook chill or cook frozen meals efficiently would be highly competitive in this bidding process, enabling them to solidify partnerships with public health authorities and gain significant exposure within the healthcare industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Inpatient Catering Meals and Services

Notice Description

Provision of Inpatient catering meals and associated services to an NHS Trust. This managed service includes the provision and delivery of cook chill and or cook frozen patient meals to a number of mental health ward environments. Please note that this procurement is likely to be run as a further competition from the NHS Supply Chain Food framework offerings. Any dates listed in this notice are working estimates only and are subject to change.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054729
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031719-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55520000 - Catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST
Additional Buyers

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contact Name
Steve Worley, Steven Worley
Contact Email
steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR2 3TU
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Broadland
Electoral Ward
Hellesdon North West
Westminster Constituency
Norwich North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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