--- title: "Provision of Catering Services for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7125f336-1681-4a76-968d-113b81679899" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7125f336-1681-4a76-968d-113b81679899" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7125f336-1681-4a76-968d-113b81679899.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7125f336-1681-4a76-968d-113b81679899.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2017-01-06" --- # Provision of Catering Services for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Buyer: CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7125f336-1681-4a76-968d-113b81679899 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7125f336-1681-4a76-968d-113b81679899) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7125f336-1681-4a76-968d-113b81679899.json) ## Summary The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking bids for a tender titled "Provision of Catering Services," aimed at establishing a three-year catering contract, with options for two additional two-year extensions. The procurement method is a restricted procedure, and the tender is currently in the active stage, set to close on 9th February 2017. The contract is expected to commence on 1st October 2017, focusing exclusively on providing patient meal services at the hospital located in Chesterfield, England. The required services encompass around 580 meals served thrice daily, with provisions for special diets, and aim to ensure high-quality and cost-effective catering. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialised in catering services, particularly those experienced in healthcare food provision. Companies that excel in delivering quality meals, utilising their resources innovatively to meet the specific needs of patients, will be well-positioned to bid. Firms that can demonstrate a commitment to efficiency and compliance with industry standards will find this an advantageous contract to pursue, especially given the Trust's focus on continuous improvement and operational efficiencies in catering services. ## Notice Catering Services for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to establish a 3 year catering contract with options for two further 2 year extension periods.(3 +2+2) . The contract is due to commence on the 1st October 2017. The Trusts requirement for catering services is confined to the provision of patient meal services. There is no requirement to deliver catering for hospital staff, visitors or the general public including hospitality. The patient meal service is currently provided by an external contractor using predominantly, bought in frozen food/meals which are regenerated in trolleys and served in bulk at ward level. The service provides around 580 meals 3 times per day with special diets accounting for some 20% of the provision. The current service is predominantly based on food production with distribution and service undertaken by Trust staff. Chesterfield Royal Hospital needs to ensure that it can demonstrate best value in the delivery and provision of it future catering services given current cost and service pressures. The Trust therefore wishes to encourage providers to adopt an approach to supply patient meals which makes the best use of tenderers own resources for the benefit the Trust. The Trust's key objectives for catering services are: * The provision of a 24 hour, 365/6 days per year quality catering service for patients with the provision of three meals a day from a suitably qualified and experienced provider. * Delivery of high quality, value for money patient catering service which are consistent with food service trends and in accordance with relevant standards and good practice * Pro-active development and enhancement of catering services * The identification and delivery of year on year efficiencies How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register - Enter your correct business and user details - Note: your username will be the email address you have entered - you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation. 2. Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over "Tenders" on the tool bar and select "current tenders" from the drop down options 3. Express Interest in the tender you are interested in - Select 'Express Interest' within the Tender Details ( located at the bottom of the synopsis). On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender. Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs. You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to 'My Tenders' and selecting 'View Details'. 4. Responding to the tender - There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g. SQ and/or ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/113004bb-33e6-4698-ad0f-19a47ce87e82 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Jan 2017 | | Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | CHESTERFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S44 5BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF12 East Derbyshire | | Local authority | Chesterfield | | Electoral ward | Spire | | Westminster constituency | Chesterfield | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55520000 - Catering services ## Release History - 6 Jan 2017 at 10:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/113004bb-33e6-4698-ad0f-19a47ce87e82 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/113004bb-33e6-4698-ad0f-19a47ce87e82 6th January 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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