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title: "Hull University Teaching Hospitals ~ Retails Food Service Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b47e"
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# Hull University Teaching Hospitals ~ Retails Food Service Tender

Buyer: HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b47e

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## Summary

The Hull University Teaching Hospitals has issued a tender titled "Retail Food Service Tender," aimed at providing catering and retail services at both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. This procurement falls under the retail trade services category and is located in Kingston upon Hull, UK. Currently at the planning stage, this tender has a contract value of approximately £40 million and was active until the bid submission deadline on 16th July 2021. The procurement is being conducted through an open procedure, allowing any interested suppliers to submit proposals.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the catering and retail services sectors, particularly those capable of managing high-quality food services in hospital environments. Companies that specialise in hospitality management, catering, and food service design would be well-positioned to compete. With a noted lack of local competition and a substantial daily footfall from hospital staff and visitors, this contract could lead to substantial business growth for the successful bidder while enhancing the overall experience for patients and visitors at the hospitals.

## Notice

This is a Retail Food Services Tender for Hull University Teaching Hospitals. Hull Royal Infirmary (HRI) There are 6720 Trust staff plus contractors based or working at the Hull hospital on any given day although this can flex during the week and new post-Covid WFH activity will impact this also. In addition to the main hospital tower building housing acute, major trauma and cancer services, there is a women & children's hospital and eye hospital on the HRI campus. Castle Hill Hospital (CHH) There are 3280 Trust staff plus contractors based or working at the Castle Hill hospital on any given day although this can flex during the week and new post-Covid WFH activity will impact this also. The hospital mainly provides outpatient services with a relatively new outpatients department at the Queen's Centre plus a cardiac unit also on the CHH campus.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope of the contract is to provide high quality catering and retail services in the designated locations at both HRI and CHH locations. HUTH wishes to significantly upgrade the catering and retail offers to create a welcoming environment and to provide a wider choice of food and beverage for patients, visitors and staff. The Trust also requires the new services to reflect the recommendations in the "Caring for Staff and Visitors" section of the "Independent Review of NHS Hospital Food ", published in October 2020. Additionally the Trust requests that services to meet BMA Fatigue and Facilities Charter for junior doctors are considered, i.e. that a hot food offer is available 24 hours, 365 days per year. With this in mind the Trust is seeking to appoint a contractor to design, build and operate new facilities in the new front entrance at HRI (and refurbish other locations at both hospitals if it wishes) to deliver high quality services which complement the aspiration to enhance the staff and visitor experience. This is an excellent commercial opportunity as the hospitals are located some distance from alternative food & beverage and retail services and there is very little in the way of local competition . The summary minimum requirements at HRI are: *New front entrance building incorporating 3 planned units offering food & beverages and retail items (opening December 2021) *Fountains Cafe, Eye Hospital providing a range of snack meals, sandwiches, rolls, tea, coffee and takeaway items *The Orchard, Women & Children's Hospital providing a range of snack meals, sandwiches, rolls, tea, coffee and takeaway items *Kingston, main restaurant (will be a new facility) providing a choice of hot main meals, snack meals, sandwiches, rolls, tea, coffee and takeaway items *A provision for hot food to be available for staff 24 hours per day 7 days per week *Expectation that operators will achieve a minimum score per outlet of 4 for EHO Food Hygiene ratings The minimum summary requirements at CHH are: *Options Cafe, Queen's Centre providing a range of snack meals, sandwiches, rolls, tea, coffee and takeaway items along with limited retail shop items *Courtyard Cafe, Cardiac Building providing a range of snack meals, sandwiches, rolls, tea, coffee and takeaway items *Wilbers Cafe providing a range of snack meals, sandwiches, rolls, tea, coffee and takeaway items *Main entrance shop providing a range of retail items including takeaway sandwiches, rolls etc. *Nightingales, main restaurant providing a choice of hot main meals, snack meals, sandwiches, rolls, tea, coffee and takeaway items *A provision for hot food to be available for staff 24 hours per day 7 days per week The Trust is open to the above solutions being configured differently to the current layout, within the available space. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/6A2SWQ6US9

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029942-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2021 - 23 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000,000 |
| Lots value | £40,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £64,064,346 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS |
| 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 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (UK) LTD T/A HEALTHCARE RETAIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 55900000 - Retail trade services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2021 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029942-2021
- 24 May 2021 at 17:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011532-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=647990307
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/6A2SWQ6US9
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Hull:-Retail-trade-services./6A2SWQ6US9
- https://www.hey.nhs.uk/

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