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Published 23 May 2025, 13:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Patient And Retail: Sandwiches & Ready To Eat Meal Solutions

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Planned pipeline value£9,800,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 1 Apr 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender for the Provision of Patient and Retail Sandwiches and Ready to eat meals including salads and pastas.

CPV: Prepared pasta · Prepared pasta and couscous · Prepared sandwiches · Sandwiches

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
15811510 Sandwiches15811511 Prepared sandwiches15851200 Prepared pasta and couscous15851210 Prepared pasta

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Patient And Retail: Sandwiches & Ready To Eat Meal Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 13:20 BST
Last source update
26 Jan 2026, 10:48 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006503
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Prepared pastaPrepared pasta and couscousPrepared sandwichesSandwiches
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05227d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:20 BST
  2. Latest notice published275 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 10:48 GMT
  3. Market engagement243 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    NWSSP will be holding initial supplier engagement sessions on the following date: 18/02/2026. Following these sessions there will be opportunity for further clarification from both the contracting authority and interested suppliers until 27/02/2026

    Please register your interest through Sell2Wales only, as soon as possible and no later than 06/02/2026 to be included in the above sessions.

    Following your registration of interest you will be asked to provide your availability and provided with the product list and a set of questions to prepare for the session.

    The engagement sessions will be an opportunity for the contracting authority to share our broad intentions around the tender, and to also further inform the procurement strategy via dialogue with interested parties.

  4. Tender notice expected210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts28 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:20 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
    UK2
  3. Published value published: £9,800,000
    21 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 10:48 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Adding a note advising interesting parties that interest for the engagement sessions must be noted through Sell2Wales only. Interested parties must not contact the contracting authority via email.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: RQF Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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