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Published 20 May 2025, 08:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Prepared Meals · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Property Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£3,064,190pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Retender of Prepared Meals

CPV: Prepared meals

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 1 Feb 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2029 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
  • “Prepared Meals” 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
20 May 2025, 08:55 BST
Last source update
4 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
Authority reference
W160724
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029813
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Prepared meals
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0517da Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

20 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    20 May 2025, 08:55 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    4 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
  3. Tender notice expected
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts268 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    20 May 2025, 08:55 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    4 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
    UK1
Published amendments (1)

Remove reference to framework and amend end dates.

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 Property Services

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCGC-8557-XYGT Regent House, Heaton Lane, Stockport, North West, SK4 1BSContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender