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title: "Provision of inpatient meals (cook/chill/frozen service)"
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# Provision of inpatient meals (cook/chill/frozen service)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-inpatient-meals-cook-chill-frozen-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f79c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of inpatient meals (cook/chill/frozen service)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-and-suffolk-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rmy)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Prepared meals
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14, UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,179,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f79c`

## 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-inpatient-meals-cook-chill-frozen-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f79c#tl-md)

## Description
Under section 32 (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has awarded a contract to Country Kitchen Foods for the provision of cook/chill meals for its inpatient units across Norfolk and Suffolk.
This contract award, without call for competition, is being awarded following the short notice cessation of service from the previous service provider.  The award is being made for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority , the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
This contract award is being made for an initial 12 month period, to enable the Trust to made suitable alterations to delivery requirements to facilitate a procurement process at a later date.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** This contract is for the provision of cook/chill/frozen meals to patients currently within the care of NSFT, delivered daily to each of the Trust's inpatient units. Food is reheated for patient consumption using a regeneration oven for up to two meal...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 025310-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Country Kitchen Foods (Norfolk)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104055`
  - Value: £1,179,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 025310-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,179,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025310-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-29T12:52:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:31:51.193Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f79c