ENHT - Vending Machine & Smart Dispensing

Authority: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£37,072published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jan 2026

Awarded to Care Vending

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust completed a request for quotation (RFQ) for a nil-cost, fully managed vending and smart dispensing service with a rebate.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

42933000 Vending machines 55520000 Catering services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 16 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
Last source update: 16 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
Authority reference: C440524
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-034596
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0683f5 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
16 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £37,0721 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Care Vending	£37,072 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ENHT - Vending Machine & Smart Dispensing · Care Vending
Signed
1 Jan 2026
Value
£37,072
Period
1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Optional 12 month plus 12 month extension

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRMV-5612-HMQT Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 4ABContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Care VendingAwarded supplier Units 19 & 20, Gunnels Wood Park, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2BH, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2BHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST