Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services · Catering supplies · Meal-serving services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

27 Sept 2021, 15:07 BST

Last source update

15 Oct 2021, 15:42 BST

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-025871

Classification (CPV)

Canteen and catering servicesCatering servicesCatering suppliesMeal-serving services

Delivery area

East of England (UKH37)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

The Trust relies on the ground set out within Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Following the formation of the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, the Trust are carrying out a significant restructuring process. The Trust has therefore concluded that a period of stability is required in its catering services, to ensure that this critical service can continue to be delivered with the same personnel and processes in place, until such time as the major change programme is completed. A change of catering supplier at this stage would introduce significant risk, at a time when there are already substantial projects (each with their own significant risks) under way.

Publisher note: The Trust relies on the ground set out within Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Following the formation of the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, the Trust are carrying out a significant restructuring process. The Trust has therefore concluded that a period of stability is required in its catering services, to ensure that this critical service can continue to be delivered with the same personnel and processes in place, until such time as the major change programme is completed. A change of catering supplier at this stage would introduce significant risk, at a time when there are already substantial projects (each with their own significant risks) under way.

• COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED t/a MEDIRESTAwarded supplier Parklands Court, 24 Parklands,, Birmingham, UK, B45 9PZ

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