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title: "KMPT Catering Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a147"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST"
published: "2023-01-30"
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# KMPT Catering Services

Buyer: KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a147

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## Summary

The Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is planning a tender for KMPT Catering Services. The procurement falls under the services category and involves catering services. The Trust aims to engage early with the market as the current contract expires in October 2023. The Catering Service includes patient, retail, and function/hospitality catering across Dartford, Canterbury, Maidstone, and Margate. The tender, to be released on 9th March 2023, will follow the open procedure with a pre-tender market engagement session on 15th February 2023.

This tender for catering services presents an opportunity for businesses in the catering industry, particularly those with experience in providing services to healthcare facilities. Interested parties can participate in the virtual pre-tender market engagement session hosted by the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. The Trust's aim is to inform the market about the upcoming opportunity, creating a platform for businesses to showcase their capabilities in supporting around 375 patient beds across multiple locations.

## Notice

The Catering Service is an extremely important element of the clinical support function to the Trusts clinical care groups, and therefore there is a real desire to engage early with the market to inform the market of the opportunity. 

The current contract is due to expire at the end of October 2023.

The Catering Service is made up of the following sub-services:
* Patient catering; 
* Retail catering (including vending);
* Function / hospitality catering. 

The sites which the Catering Service supports are:
* Dartford;
* Canterbury;
* Maidstone; 
* Margate. 

The above properties support circa 375 patient beds.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The tender will be released to market on 9 March 2023 under the open procedure. Additional information: The Trust would like to invite interested parties to a virtual pre-tender market engagement session on 15/02/23. The session will consist of a presentation by the project team providing detail and context with regards to the Catering Service.
If you wish to attend this event please provide the Trust with your proposed attendees and a link to the event will be forwarded on to you

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002852-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST |
| Locality | AYLESFORD |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME20 6WT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Larkfield |
| Westminster constituency | Chatham and Aylesford |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55520000 - Catering services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2023 at 18:18 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002852-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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