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title: "Provision of Delivered Ready Prepared Meals"
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buyer: "HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST"
published: "2025-08-01"
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# Provision of Delivered Ready Prepared Meals

Buyer: HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2340f7b6-9027-4b45-a786-d26896716fc3

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## Summary

The Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has successfully completed the procurement process for the "Provision of Delivered Ready Prepared Meals" in collaboration with the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. This procurement falls under the NHS Supply Chain Delivered Ready Prepared Meals Framework. The process was executed through a call-off from a framework agreement, categorised under the "Prepared meals" industry (CPV: 15894200). The meals will be delivered to Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom, with a contract period starting from 28th July 2025 to 27th July 2030. The contract was awarded to Apetito Limited on 1st August 2025 for a total amount of £6,599,760 GBP, marking the award stage of the procurement.

This tender represents a significant business opportunity, particularly for large-scale meal suppliers capable of fulfilling long-term delivery contracts in the healthcare sector. Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) were not the primary focus in this instance, the scale and scope of such contracts could potentially provide growth opportunities through strategic partnerships or subcontracting arrangements. Companies with expertise in large-scale food preparation and logistics are ideally positioned to leverage similar opportunities in future procurements within the framework.

## Notice

Delivered Ready Prepared Meals (DRPM) Contract at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust which was procured as a further competition via the NHS Supply Chain Delivered Ready Prepared Meals Framework (2023/S 000-021967), and was a collaborative procurement with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9888696b-41a3-42ad-b56b-e2434a3502af |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Jul 2025 - 27 Jul 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,599,760 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,599,760 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Additional buyers | HULL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Locality | HULL |
| Post town | Hull |
| Postcode | HU3 2JZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | APETITO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15894200 - Prepared meals

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2025 at 12:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9888696b-41a3-42ad-b56b-e2434a3502af
- 1 Aug 2025 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f4eea41-570e-43b5-bebb-2900c8b90c05

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9888696b-41a3-42ad-b56b-e2434a3502af
  1st August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f4eea41-570e-43b5-bebb-2900c8b90c05
  1st August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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