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title: "PAHT - Multi Temperature Food Solutions"
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buyer: "The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust"
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# PAHT - Multi Temperature Food Solutions

Buyer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-760d4351-3d7b-4404-9488-f37d33612e95

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## Summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust bought multi-temperature food solutions for its hospital. The requirement is for food catering supplies spanning different temperature conditions, rather than catering services, as described in the procurement. Delivery is in Harlow, indicated by the CM20 1QX postcode. The Trust is the buying organisation. This is a hospital food supply requirement, so suppliers need to be able to provide a suitable range of food products and serve the Trust’s delivery location. The procurement description identifies the requirement as multi-temperature food but does not give further detail about product lines, volumes or operational arrangements.

The procurement is complete and BIDFOOD LIMITED was selected for the contract. The award was made on 1 August 2026, with a contract period from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2029. The awarded value is £3.2 million. The procurement was a direct award through a call-off from the NHS Supply Chain Multi Temperature Food Solutions framework agreement, rather than a standalone open competition. The original estimated value range was £2.4 million to £3.2 million. The data records a tender submission deadline of 1 July 2026. No lot structure or evaluation criteria are described for this call-off.

This award shows that The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust buys multi-temperature food solutions through the NHS Supply Chain framework. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply food products across the required temperature ranges and reliably deliver to the hospital in Harlow. The successful supplier was Bidfood, a small or medium-sized business, showing that this scale of hospital food supply was delivered by an SME in this procurement. The Trust marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so businesses should assess their capacity to meet the buyer’s expectations and framework requirements. Experience serving institutional or healthcare customers and managing dependable food distribution would be relevant to competing for this same requirement.

## Notice

Direct award under the NHSSC Multi Temperature Food Solutions Framework Agreement (2025/S 000-002666) at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust for multi temperature food.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ee1703a-6942-4cfa-aaff-3286e237584d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,200,000 |
| 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 Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Postcode area | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6NU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BFS Group Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 12:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ee1703a-6942-4cfa-aaff-3286e237584d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ee1703a-6942-4cfa-aaff-3286e237584d
  13th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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