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title: "Provision of Catering Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Blood and Transplant"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Provision of Catering Services

Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5edbda3-b58b-4741-b60b-aca4949ec109

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## Summary

NHS Blood and Transplant procured catering services for its operations, covering NHSBT catering service provision and classified as canteen and catering services (CPV 55500000). The requirement is a service rather than goods or construction work. Delivery is associated with a service location at postcode BS34 7QH in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is NHS Blood and Transplant, whose address is Manchester Blood Centre, Plymouth Grove, Manchester. The requirement is relevant to businesses providing managed catering, canteen operation and related food service provision for NHS or other institutional environments. It concerns the operation of catering services for the buyer rather than the supply of standalone food products or catering equipment.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 25 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the contract was awarded on 28 August 2026. GATHER & GATHER LIMITED was selected, with an awarded value of £2,478,322. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2028. The published procurement value is the same as the awarded value. The process records one catering services requirement and one successful supplier. The opportunity was identified as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The available information records the procurement route but does not set out separate evaluation weightings.

This award provides a useful benchmark for established catering operators serving public-sector or healthcare environments. A credible competitor would need to deliver managed canteen and catering services at an NHS organisation, with the operational capacity to support a substantial institutional requirement and maintain service throughout a multi-year contract. Experience of working through framework call-offs is commercially relevant because this buyer used that route. Providers should be able to demonstrate dependable food service operations, workforce management, quality and compliance controls, and the ability to work within NHSBT’s operational setting. The recorded supplier scale indicates that the requirement is better suited to larger catering businesses or well-resourced specialist providers than to smaller standalone operators. Comparable NHS or public-sector delivery experience would strengthen future competitiveness.

## Notice

Provide NHSBT catering service provision

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d96bb12-a098-452e-b766-95a1cd51fbe7 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,478,322 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,478,322 |
| 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 | NHS Blood and Transplant |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M13 9LL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Ardwick |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Rusholme |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gather & Gather Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 14:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d96bb12-a098-452e-b766-95a1cd51fbe7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d96bb12-a098-452e-b766-95a1cd51fbe7
  4th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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