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title: "S/WP - Food to Go"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4ab"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# S/WP - Food to Go

Buyer: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4ab

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## Summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust intend to buy food-to-go items for their hospital sites. The range includes sandwiches, paninis, toasties, wraps and salads. This is a goods contract for supplying prepared food to the trusts’ operations in Blackburn, Preston and Kendal, covering the East Lancashire Hospitals, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay organisations. The procurement is divided by participating trust, allowing suppliers to consider the requirements of one, several or all three hospital groups. It is therefore relevant to food manufacturers, wholesalers, caterers and specialist food-to-go suppliers able to provide a varied prepared-food range for healthcare settings.

This is a planned procurement: the trusts have stated an intention to buy, but have not yet invited tenders. They expect to use a competitive flexible procedure under an open procurement method. The planned process has two stages: quality, cost and social value assessment, followed by presentations, demonstrations and sampling. The indicative submission date is 24 September 2026 at 12:00, with an expected award by 30 November 2026. The intended contract start is 1 December 2026 and the initial term is to 30 November 2029, with a possible 12-month renewal to 30 November 2030. The estimated total value is £3,393,000 excluding VAT, or £4,071,600 including VAT. Lot values excluding VAT are £843,000, £1,770,000 and £780,000 respectively.

The procurement is suited to suppliers with the production, sourcing, quality-control and distribution capability to deliver sandwiches, paninis, toasties, wraps and salads consistently across hospital sites. Businesses should prepare to demonstrate product quality, value for money and a credible contribution to social value, since these are assessed before presentations, demonstrations and sampling. The sampling stage makes product specification, presentation, taste, freshness and operational consistency commercially important. Each participating trust is treated as a separate lot, so suppliers may be able to align their capacity and delivery network with one hospital group or support all three. The buyer has identified the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, widening its relevance beyond large national food suppliers.

## Notice

Food to Go items including sandwiches, paninis, toasties, wraps and saladd

### Lot Information

Lot 1 ELHT

ELHT Food To Go

Renewal: 12 months

Lot 2 LTH

LTH Food to Go

Renewal: 12 months

Lot 3 UHMB

UHMB Food To Go

Renewal: 12 month

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077692-2026 |
| Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,393,000 |
| Lots value | £3,393,000 |
| 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 | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Additional buyers | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BLACKBURN |
| Postcode area | Blackburn |
| Postcode | BB2 3HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Electoral ward | Blackburn South East |
| Westminster constituency | Blackburn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15811510 - Sandwiches

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 13:32 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077692-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077692-2026
  14th August 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.elht.nhs.uk/
- https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk

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