Official UK procurement notice
Provision of dairy, bread, fruit and vegetables and associated products
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South West (UKK2)
Published estimate£1,844,000total for 2 lots · £2,212,800 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2026awarded 12 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Savona Foodservice, SCHOOL MILK SERVICES LTD2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 4 Dec 2028 · up to 4 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 5 Dec 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of dairy, bread, fruit and vegetables and associated products for the Trust
CPV: Dairy products · Miscellaneous services · Vegetables
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,844,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1MPHAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,028,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2community & Mental Health SitesAwardedRenewalPublished value£816,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical and Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical and Quality
- Pricing
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 7 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C462946- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075303- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df22Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 Aug 2026 → 5 Dec 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Submission deadline44 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 2 days22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 45 days5 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2026- Tender notice published7 Aug 2026, 13:29 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Oct 2026, 11:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,839,5472 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 73 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · MPH1 award | |||
| Savona Foodservice5 Dec 2026 – 4 Dec 2028 · up to 4 Dec 2030Extensions: 2x12months | £737,688 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 22 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · community & Mental Health Sites1 award | |||
| SCHOOL MILK SERVICES LTDSME5 Dec 2026 – 4 Dec 2028 · up to 4 Dec 2030Extensions: 2x12months | £1,101,860 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 22 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · MPH | 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · community & Mental Health Sites | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SAVONA FOODSERVICE LTDAwarded supplier
- SCHOOL MILK SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender