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title: "Provision of Retail Services"
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# Provision of Retail Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-retail-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0317fd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust: "Provision of Retail Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-hertfordshire-hospital-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-44338)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 March 2022 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services, Retail trade services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-retail-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0317fd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0317fd`

## 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-retail-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0317fd#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this exercise is the procurement of catering and retail opportunities at Watford General Hospital. Current services are limited to a staff restaurant, a volunteer-run cafe and vending and the Trust are seeking to expand the offer.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000
- **Description:** The provision of Retail Services to Watford General Hospital which includes, but not limited to, a convenience store, coffee shop, newsagent and on-demand delivered-in services. Bidders are to provide these services during core hours but must be awar...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004449-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-16T16:26:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T01:12:01.705Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0317fd