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BuyerNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£14,777,951
Published21 Apr 2026

What is being bought

For the supply and provision of the following frozen meal product categories to NHS Wales: - Individual, Small and Large Portion Meals, Desserts and Side Dishes - IDDSI Meals, Desserts & Snacks - Frozen Soups

Delivery location

UKL, GB

Categories

Soups and broths 15891000Prepared meals 15894200Hospital meals 15894220Prepared dishes 15894300

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 11 Jan 2027 to 11 Jan 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Prepared meals, Hospital meals, Prepared dishes, Soups and brothsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 15. The category anchor is Soups and broths (15891000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 151,0983 median · 18.5 average (512 of 1,098 with a bid count)2.5 average (550 of 1,098 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKL418 median · 32.1 average (17 of 41 with a bid count)7.4 average (21 of 41 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)34Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
NWSSP will be holding initial supplier engagement sessions on the following date: 07/05/2026. Following these sessions, there will be opportunity for further clarification from both the Contracting Authority and interested suppliers until 18/05/2026. Please register your interest by no later than 01/05/2026 to be included in the above sessions. Following your registration of interest, you will be asked to provide your availability, and provided with an initial product list, nutritional specification, and a set of questions to prepare for the session. The engagement sessions will be an opportunity for the Contracting Authority to share initial thoughts and plans relating to the tender, and to obtain market feedback to further inform the procurement strategy.engagement18 May 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-052290
Latest release ID036258-2026
Latest release timestampTue Apr 21 2026 14:55:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£14,777,951
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 Apr 2026planning036258-2026
23 May 2025planning026338-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
21 Apr 2026 · 036258-2026 · planning
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23 May 2025 · 026338-2025 · planning
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