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# Provision of Domestic Cleaning and Patient Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-domestic-cleaning-and-patient-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of Domestic Cleaning and Patient Catering Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £109,335,077. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rgt)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £109,335,077 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Cleaning services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-domestic-cleaning-and-patient-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ba#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ba`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-domestic-cleaning-and-patient-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ba#tl-md)

## Description
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Contracting Authority) is looking to tender the following services across its Addenbrooke's Hospital and Rosie Hospital sites:
1.	Domestic Cleaning Service
2.	Patient Catering Services 
The Contracting Authority’s requirements are anticipated to include:
1.	Domestic Cleaning Services:
•	Provision of cleaning services to clinical, public, and staff areas per NHS cleaning standards;
•	The cleaning services will be based on scheduled routines, focusing on regular, deep, planned and reactive cleans for high, medium and low risk areas
•	The supply of all consumables (cleaning consumables to include paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, alcohol gel, waste bags, couch roll). The Authority has preferred products for some of these key items and the Service Provider will be required to continue with this supply route; 
•	The supply of all equipment required to deliver the Cleaning Services; and
•	Additional specified cleaning duties. 
2.	Patient Catering Service:
•	Delivery and service of frozen plated meals for inpatient wards, ensuring menu choices meet dietary and cultural needs;
•	Utilising other meal methods for specific patient / clinical need;
•	Delivering the service primarily on a scheduled and reactive basis; and 
•	Maintaining quality and compliance with NHS food and nutritional standards.
The Contracting Authority wishes to involve the market in discussing the following general points:
•	Current market and market interest in this project
•	Feedback on the proposed lotting structure
•	Feedback on the proposed commercial model and performance monitoring system
•	Key risks
•	Innovation

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 55520000, 90910000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2027 to 30/09/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003532-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-15T14:18:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T21:47:57.196Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ba