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title: "Catering Services (Sandwiches/Salads and other chilled foods) for NSFT In-Patient Settings"
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# Catering Services (Sandwiches/Salads and other chilled foods) for NSFT In-Patient Settings

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-sandwiches-salads-and-other-chilled-foods-for-nsft-in-patient-settings-ocds-h6vhtk-034411). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk Community Health and Care: "Catering Services (Sandwiches/Salads and other chilled foods) for NSFT In-Patient Settings". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk Community Health and Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-community-health-and-care-GB-FTS-1732)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Food products, Prepared sandwiches
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034411`

## 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-services-sandwiches-salads-and-other-chilled-foods-for-nsft-in-patient-settings-ocds-h6vhtk-034411#tl-md)

## Description
Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has patients with a diverse range of mental health problems from dementia, to young adults with acute psychological conditions. 
These patients stay as in-patients on 30 Wards in several locations in Norfolk and Suffolk. Their time of stay will range from just a few days to over eighteen months and in some cases, they become permanent residents. 
In addition to the main food offering, the Trust currently supplies an out-of-hours cold food offering to 22 inpatient settings 24/7.
The tender calls for Catering (Sandwich/Salad and other chilled foods) Services across NSFT patient sites. Full information is available within the attached tender pack.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015723-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-08T09:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T17:21:22.020Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034411