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# Select Item 1	 Consultant SME - for Catering Managed Services Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/select-item-1-consultant-sme-for-catering-managed-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-059b89). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: "Select Item 1	 Consultant SME - for Catering Managed Services Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.lightning.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-raj)
- **Published Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £97,620 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/select-item-1-consultant-sme-for-catering-managed-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-059b89#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059b89`

## 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/select-item-1-consultant-sme-for-catering-managed-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-059b89#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.lightning.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.lightning.force.com%2Flightning%2Fr%2FProSpend__Proc_Contract__c%2Fa07Sr00000g9dfvIAA%2Fview)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/select-item-1-consultant-sme-for-catering-managed-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-059b89#participate

## Description
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE NHS FT) provides hospital and community healthcare services to the Mid and South Essex population. The Trust’s primary aim is to deliver safe, high-quality, and sustainable care, supporting patients, staff, and visitors through services that enhance wellbeing. Catering services form an integral part of patient care, contributing to nutrition, recovery, and overall patient experience.
The Trust is committed to delivering modern, patient-centred services and seeks suppliers who can support this vision. The catering services required aim to:
• provide high-quality meals that meet nutritional standards for patients, staff, and visitors;
• offer flexible, responsive, and innovative catering solutions;
• support sustainability and efficiency objectives, including minimising food waste; and
• work collaboratively with the Trust to enhance the overall patient and staff experience.
To ensure the catering specification meets clinical, operational, and patient needs, the Trust requires the involvement of subject matter experts (SMEs). These SMEs, acting as consultants, will support the development of the specification, providing specialist knowledge on nutrition, clinical requirements, operational delivery, and patient experience. Their involvement will help ensure that the procurement delivers safe, high-quality, and sustainable catering services. Please review Document 2 – Specification for full set of requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79410000

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000

- **Contract Period:** 10/11/2025 to 09/05/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Consultant SME - for Catering Managed Services Tender (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Akeso & Company Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169388`
  - Value: £97,620 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057042-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-28T18:43:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T13:25:19.299Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059b89