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title: "East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust -- Tender for Staff and Visitor Retail and Catering Services."
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# East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust -- Tender for Staff and Visitor Retail and Catering Services.

Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-53368dda-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is undertaking a procurement process to find a contractor for staff and visitor retail and catering services at Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital, located near Hastings. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically involving canteen and catering services as well as retail trade services. This tender is at the award stage, with a total estimated value of £7.22 million. The initial tender period ended on 24th March 2016, and the contract is scheduled to start from 1st September 2016 and run until 31st August 2026.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in catering and retail operations, particularly those equipped to manage services within a healthcare environment. Given the scale and duration of the contract, larger service providers with experience in multiple facility management or healthcare catering would be particularly well-placed to compete. Additionally, businesses interested in supplying retail solutions and café operations should consider this opportunity to expand their services within the NHS framework.

## Notice

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) is embarking on a procurement project to identify a Contractor to provide staff and visitor retail and catering services at Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital, near Hastings. The services being tendered are: -- Staff and visitor cafes; -- Staff and visitor retail services. The tender will comprise 2 lots: Lot 1 -- Conquest Hospital: Cafe and retail outlet in the main entrance area. Lot 2 -- Eastbourne District General Hospital: Cafe and an additional retail space in the main entrance area; Cafe in the lower ground floor adjacent to the staff restaurant. For avoidance of doubt, the staff restaurants are not included in this tender exercise. (Further information is available within the PQQ documentation.) Additional information: Interest in the pre-qualification process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/east_sussex_healthcare_nhs_trust The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 24.3.2016 (12:00). Tenderers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. It will be the Tenderer's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this OJEU notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3571496a-01a3-41d2-80bc-2f874060ce34 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2016 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2016 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,220,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,220,000 |
| 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 | THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | EASTBOURNE |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN21 2UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Eastbourne |
| Electoral ward | Ratton |
| Westminster constituency | Eastbourne |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ARAMARK; OVENMILL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
- 55900000 - Retail trade services

## Release History

- 23 May 2017 at 13:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3571496a-01a3-41d2-80bc-2f874060ce34
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84308bec-b19f-4986-9c08-cedc3459ec03

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3571496a-01a3-41d2-80bc-2f874060ce34
  23rd May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84308bec-b19f-4986-9c08-cedc3459ec03
  18th February 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/east_sussex_healthcare_nhs_trust
  PQQ Documentation ~ East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

## Notice URLs

- http://www.esht.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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