--- title: "Food to Go DPS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SUPPLY CHAIN" published: "2023-09-21" --- # Food to Go DPS Buyer: NHS SUPPLY CHAIN Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889.json) ## Summary NHS Supply Chain has awarded the contract for the "Food to Go DPS Contract Award Notices September 2024 - November 2024". This procurement focuses on the supply of various food items to NHS trusts through a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), covering items such as sandwiches, salads, snack pots, pastries, and frozen desserts. The contract, which operates under the CPV classification "Food, beverages, tobacco and related products" (ID 15000000), has an estimated value of approximately £78,831,476 GBP. The DPS agreement will last until at least 20 September 2030, with the tender process having commenced earlier, and applications for the DPS closing on 20 September 2030. The procurement method employed is selective, allowing for applications across different regions, including the UK, Channel Islands, Europe, and further afield. The award notice was recently published on 2 January 2025. This DPS tender offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for SMEs and VCSEs aiming to supply food products to NHS facilities. The system encompasses two main product categories—Patient Feeding Solutions and Café Retail Feeding Concepts—providing a wide spectrum for diverse food suppliers to participate. Companies that specialise in producing a variety of ready-to-eat food items, from sandwiches to frozen treats, are well-suited to apply. As winners of the recent awards, suppliers such as Tiffin Sandwiches, On a Roll Sandwich Company, and Raynor Foods demonstrate the suitability and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in this procurement landscape, indicating strong business potential for similar organisations. ## Notice NHS Supply Chain: Food seeks 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 PS78,831,476 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. Additional information: Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal using the URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ to access the portal. Please see instructions below on how to Express Interest and Intend to Respond: Selection Questionnaire: - Once you have registered and logged in to Jaggaer, you will see a section called 'Supplier Area'. Under this you will need to go to 'ITTs open to All Suppliers'. In this section you will find an SQ titled 'Food to Go DPS', click into this. - Once you have clicked into the ITT, click 'Express Interest' in the top right-hand corner. Once you have expressed interest in the ITT, a new option will appear titled 'Intent to Respond'. You will need to click intend to respond to be able to fill in a response. - Once you have Expressed Interest and Intended to Respond to the ITT, this will now sit under 'My ITTs' in the Supplier Area and will no longer show under 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers'. Categories: - Once you have registered and logged in to Jaggaer, you will see a section called 'Supplier Area'. Under this you will need to go to 'ITTs open to All Suppliers'. In this section you will find 2 ITTs which are the Categories for this DPS. The ITTs will have the following titles: -- Category 1 - Patient Feeding Solutions -- Category 2 - Cafe Retail Feeding Concepts - Once you have clicked into your chosen Category/Categories, click 'Express Interest' in the top right-hand corner. Once you have expressed interest in the ITT, a new option will appear titled 'Intent to Respond'. You will need to click intend to respond to be able to fill in a response. - Once you have Expressed Interest and Intended to Respond to the ITT, this will now sit under 'My ITTs' in the Supplier Area and will no longer show under 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers'. For any technical help with the portal please contact:Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: help_uk@jaggaer.com ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1408064-e282-4524-a263-117e6624f0be | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Dynamic Purchasing System | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 20 Sep 2030 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2030 - 31 Oct 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £78,831,476 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SUPPLY CHAIN | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8UG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ### Codes - 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ## Release History - 21 Sep 2023 at 13:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1408064-e282-4524-a263-117e6624f0be ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1408064-e282-4524-a263-117e6624f0be 21st September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027917-2023 Find a Tender Contract Notice 2023/S 000-027917 ## Notice URLs - https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-069f6518-b438-406d-940b-af3e98cac889.json.