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KRFT - Patient and Retail Catering (Soft FM Services)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "KRFT - Patient and Retail Catering (Soft FM Services)". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
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Published history for ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST | Last source update24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationCatering services | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056565 | ||
What is being bought
Provision of patient and retail catering at Kingston Hospital as per the (draft) specification provided upon request.
The Supplier shall provide a high-quality Catering Service which offers a range of appetising and nutritious food and drink to enable all customers to have a choice which reflects their dietary needs and tastes 24 hours per day, 365(6) days per year (or as specifically defined within the relevant section in the Catering Service Specification). The flexible Catering Service shall provide for changing customer needs and adapt to the nature of the service provided within the Authority.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST - Official notice release published
24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST - Buyer information updated
24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST - Procedure published
24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST - engagement
31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledKingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust will shortly be using issuing an open tender to the entire market for their patient and retail catering services contract - in order to engage with SMEs to gain their input on the proposed scope and structure of the new contract, the Trust wish to share their draft specification and post 3 high level questions to gain valuable insight from the SME market. If any SMEs wish to review the draft specification they are asked to request a copy of emailing efprocurement@stgeorges.nhs.uk using the subject line "KRFT Patient and Retail Catering - draft spec request." Upon receipt of such requests, a copy of the draft specification will be emailed across. Thereafter, SMEs are asked to consider the following questions and provide responses to efprocurement@stgeorges.nhs.uk by midday Thursday 7th August 2025: 1. Are there any aspects of the draft specification that you feel may present barriers to SME participation? 2. Do you consider the scope, contract structure and service model to be appropriate and deliverable for SMEs? 3. Are there any innovations, approaches or delivery models that you think should be considered to improve service quality or efficiency?
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contracting authority GB-NHS-RJ7Documents (1)
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- 24 Jul 2025, 12:57 BST
Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |