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S/WP - Food to Go

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

11 Sep 2026 at 11:21

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

14 Aug 2026 at 13:32

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is buying food-to-go products for three NHS organisations: sandwiches, paninis, toasties, salads and wraps. The requirement is divided between East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Kendal. The goods are classified as sandwiches (CPV 15811510) and are intended for supply across these hospital trusts. There are three supply areas: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide a varied range of ready-to-eat food-to-go products for NHS settings, with service covering the relevant hospital group or groups.

This procurement has reached tender: the buyers invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. The process uses two stages: quality, cost and social value, followed by presentation, demonstration and sampling. Questions had to be submitted by 23 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 9 October 2026 at 12:00. The expected award decision date is 16 November 2026. Each lot is planned to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with a 12-month renewal option extending the possible end date to 30 November 2030. The estimated total is £3,393,000 excluding VAT, or £4,071,600 including VAT. Lot values excluding VAT are £843,000 for East Lancashire, £1,770,000 for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, and £780,000 for Morecambe Bay. Evaluation is quality/service 30%, price 30%, social value 10%, and presentation/sampling 30%.

The opportunity suits food manufacturers, wholesalers and specialist ready-to-eat suppliers able to deliver sandwiches, paninis, toasties, salads and wraps consistently to NHS customers. Each lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so the requirement is accessible to suppliers with an appropriate regional operation as well as larger providers. Strong bidders will need reliable production or sourcing, food quality and service arrangements, and the capacity to support one or more hospital trust supply areas. The evaluation gives equal emphasis to quality/service and presentation or sampling, alongside price, while social value contributes a further part of the assessment. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate their products and submit samples for evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

S/WP - Food to Go

Notice Description

Supply of Food To Go products including Sandwiches, Paninis, Toasties,Salads, and wraps

Lot Information

Lot 1A ELHT

ELHT Food To Go

Options: 12 month option available

Renewal: 12 months

Lot 1B LTH

LTH Food to Go

Options: 12 month option available

Renewal: 12 months

Lot 1C UHMB

UHMB Food To Go

Options: 12 month option available

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/086307-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender 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
11 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Oct 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
21 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2029-09-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
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

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