Official UK procurement notice
Cancer Care Cafe · UK public procurement notice
Authority: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Cumbria Integrated Care wish to enter contract with a suitably qualified provider(s) for the provision of cafe services at the Cancer Care Centre.
The selected provider will be expected to run the cafe in terms of making and serving food and drinks and supplying provisions to sell in the cafe. The supplier will provide their own staff to manage this service.
CPV: Cafeteria services · Canteen and catering services · Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services · Coffee, tea and related products · Prepared sandwiches · Sandwiches
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£30
- Condition of participation
Providers local to the North Cumbria region are recommended to bid.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Business Plan Presentation: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60% weighting to Quality
- Social Value: 10% Weighting to Social Value
- Business Plan Presentation: Part B of the tender process will consist of a Business Plan Presentation, weighted at 30%
- Condition of participation
Providers local to the North Cumbria region are recommended to bid.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 10:31 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMT
- Authority reference
C66076- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054503- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c9aFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E10000006
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please submit via Atamis: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search ↗
Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published22 Aug 2025, 10:31 BST
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 09:26 BST
- Next notice expected8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by390 days ago26 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline376 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published322 days ago3 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMT
- Contract starts282 days ago12 Jan 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Planned procurement notice published22 Aug 2025, 10:31 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 09:26 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Sept 2025, 09:26 BST
- Contract award notice published3 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACYSMEVCSEProvision of Catering Services at the Cafe for the Northern Centre for Cancer Care12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2029 · up to 10 Jan 2030Extensions: Optional extension for + 1 year | £31 | 2 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- People First Independent AdvocacyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender