Official UK procurement notice
Retail Concession – Main Foyer, Guy’s Hospital
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGuy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (“the Authority”) is inviting tenders for a new retail concession to operate within the main foyer of Guy’s Hospital, London. The successful provider will be awarded the right to design, invest in, and operate a commercially sustainable and patient-friendly retail solution, enhancing experience for patients, staff, and visitors while delivering financial return and social value. This is a concession contract as defined under the Procurement Act 2023. The procurement is being run as an open process and is open to all qualifying suppliers.
CPV: Cafeteria services · Restaurant and food-serving services · Retail trade services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£8,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Commercial
- 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Apr 2025, 12:40 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2025, 09:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018271- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a1eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published30 Apr 2025, 12:40 BST
- Next notice expected30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 09:52 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Apr 2025, 12:40 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 09:52 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 May 2025, 09:52 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2025, 09:52 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST1 May 2025, 09:52 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender