Published date: 10 December 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 September 2030, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£78,831,476

Procurement reference

tender_477956/1537335

Published date

10 December 2025

Closing date

20 September 2030

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

21 September 2030

Contract end date

30 September 2030

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Due to a technical issue the dates above do not represent the actual DPS Contract Dates.

NHS Supply Chain: Food sought to establish a non-exclusive DPS Agreement for the supply of Food To Go to NHS Supply Chain: Food's customer base via the Direct Route covering products including but not limited to: Patient Feeding Sandwiches, Salads, and Snack pots. Retail Sandwiches, Salads, Sandwich Fillings, Cakes, Street Food, Snack pots, pies, pastries, pizza, frozen desserts & ice cream, chilled & frozen drinks, grab & go food, branded equipment linked to food brands included in DPS.

The DPS will be in place for a minimum of 7 years with an approximate spend of £78,831,476m and will be the main procurement route for NHS Trusts Food To Go requirements. The DPS is open for applications until 20 September 2030 as a minimum.

The DPS is divided into 2 categories of products and Applicants may apply to be included on any or all of the product categories. The categories under the DPS are as follows:
Category 1 - Patient Feeding Solutions
Category 2 - Café Retail Feeding Concepts

Applicants will only be accepted to categories they have applied for if they pass all mandatory criteria within the DPS award process.

This notice is for the award of Contracts under the DPS between September 2025 - November 2025

More information

Links

Award information

Awarded date

24 November 2025

Contract start date

21 September 2030

Contract end date

30 September 2030

Total value of contract

£78,831,476

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Raynor Foods

Address

Unit 4 Farrow Road Widford Industrial Estate Chelmsford Essex CM1 3TH

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Whittington Health NHS Trust  - Patient & Retail Feeding

Raynor Foods

Address

Unit 4 Farrow Road Widford Industrial Estate Chelmsford Essex CM1 3TH

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust & The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - Patient & Retail Feeding

About the buyer

Address

Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
England

Email

governance@supplychain.nhs.uk