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S/WP - Food to Go

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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14 Aug 2026 at 13:32

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust intend to buy food-to-go items for their hospital sites. The range includes sandwiches, paninis, toasties, wraps and salads. This is a goods contract for supplying prepared food to the trusts’ operations in Blackburn, Preston and Kendal, covering the East Lancashire Hospitals, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay organisations. The procurement is divided by participating trust, allowing suppliers to consider the requirements of one, several or all three hospital groups. It is therefore relevant to food manufacturers, wholesalers, caterers and specialist food-to-go suppliers able to provide a varied prepared-food range for healthcare settings.

This is a planned procurement: the trusts have stated an intention to buy, but have not yet invited tenders. They expect to use a competitive flexible procedure under an open procurement method. The planned process has two stages: quality, cost and social value assessment, followed by presentations, demonstrations and sampling. The indicative submission date is 24 September 2026 at 12:00, with an expected award by 30 November 2026. The intended contract start is 1 December 2026 and the initial term is to 30 November 2029, with a possible 12-month renewal to 30 November 2030. The estimated total value is £3,393,000 excluding VAT, or £4,071,600 including VAT. Lot values excluding VAT are £843,000, £1,770,000 and £780,000 respectively.

The procurement is suited to suppliers with the production, sourcing, quality-control and distribution capability to deliver sandwiches, paninis, toasties, wraps and salads consistently across hospital sites. Businesses should prepare to demonstrate product quality, value for money and a credible contribution to social value, since these are assessed before presentations, demonstrations and sampling. The sampling stage makes product specification, presentation, taste, freshness and operational consistency commercially important. Each participating trust is treated as a separate lot, so suppliers may be able to align their capacity and delivery network with one hospital group or support all three. The buyer has identified the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, widening its relevance beyond large national food suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

S/WP - Food to Go

Notice Description

Food to Go items including sandwiches, paninis, toasties, wraps and saladd

Lot Information

Lot 1 ELHT

ELHT Food To Go

Renewal: 12 months

Lot 2 LTH

LTH Food to Go

Renewal: 12 months

Lot 3 UHMB

UHMB Food To Go

Renewal: 12 month

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4ab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077692-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15811510 - Sandwiches

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,393,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,393,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
24 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
21 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 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
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Additional Buyers

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
BB2 3HH
Postcode Area
Blackburn
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Electoral Ward
Blackburn South East
Westminster Constituency
Blackburn

Further Information

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