Supply of Coffee Machines, Coffee Beans, Consumables and Commercial Support for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Retail Service

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board wishes to appoint a provider to form a strategic partnership with the Health Board to primarily supply coffee machines, coffee beans and consumables, and develop a coffee shop brand throughout the Health Board. The Health Boards coffee shop and restaurants, currently are situated at Royal Gwent Hospital, Nevill Hall Hospital, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (YYF), Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan (YAB), St Woolos Hospital, St Cadocs Hospital and County Hospital with another hospital, the Grange University Hospital, due to open in April 2021. Further to the supply of the coffee beans, machines and consumables the Health board wishes the supplier to provide high quality training to staff, maintain and service the machines and work with the Health board on promotional activity to further improve the success of the brand throughout the Health Board. Coffee machines: All 13 current machines will be replaced as a minimum as part of this contract. These will be bean to cup machines without the module for fresh milk i.e. we will be using powdered milk in these machines. There may also be a requirement to provide barista machines and instant/ desktop granulated coffee machines to areas where there is a need or commercial benefit. Coffee Beans: It is expected the bean will be around 80% Arabica and 20% Robusta, however this is flexible and bidders are able to present a bean which they feel meets the requirements of the Health Boards brand. The bean must to be a fair trade bean to ensure it is in keeping with the CSR values of the Health Board. Other coffee shop consumables: A further key part of the Coffee shop is further offerings such as tea, syrups, specialities and promotional material. We require English breakfast tea, and a selection of herbal and fruit teas, as with the coffee there is a requirement for these to be fair trade.