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Published 23 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-prepared Ready Meals · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD)
Planned pipeline value£1,372,787pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of standard and specialist ready meals to University Hospital of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Includes: Texture modified meals and small meals Small community and mental health provision Dietary requirements including halal, kosher, vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free and allergen meals.

CPV: Prepared meals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions
Delivery: UK, North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
15894200 Prepared meals

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016461
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Prepared meals
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050630 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
  2. Market engagement
    14 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    Pre-market engagement for pre-prepared ready meals. The results from this will determine the Procurement route the Trusts will take, whether this will be a framework or tendering.

  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
    UK2

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

2 public bodies on the notice

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDXN-7482-RVVM Cumberland Infirmary, NCIC Trust HQ, Pillars Building, Infirmary Street, Carlisle, North West, CA2 7HYContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure