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# Catering Equipment Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-equipment-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05e5ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lothian Health Board: "Catering Equipment Maintenance". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Lothian Health Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lothian-health-board-GB-FTS-185127)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKM73
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e5ce`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-equipment-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05e5ce#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Lothian is planning a procurement exercise to appoint a sole contractor to carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance on catering equipment within the main kitchens at the following locations:
East Lothian Community Hospital
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Royal Hospital for Children & Young People
St Johns Hospital
Western General Hospital
It is expected that the contract will have a maximum term of five years. We expect to publish the tender in December 2025 or January 2026.
If your organisation is interested in this opportunity and is likely to submit a bid, please record your interest on this notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 50883000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** NHS Lothian is planning a procurement exercise to appoint a sole contractor to carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance on catering equipment within the main kitchens at the following locations
East Lothian Community Hospital
Royal Edinburgh Hospit...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075800-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-20T16:02:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T01:03:06.699Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e5ce