AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust awarded a framework call-off for ambient and frozen food supply to BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood. The published maximum award value is £9.5 million, covering stated options and extensions; drawdown is not guaranteed.
Published outcomeOne active award was published, with a stated contract period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030.
Market significanceThis is a sizeable NHS food-supply call-off in the East Midlands, with a £3 million minimum and £9.5 million maximum published value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-450e4e52-e301-4a41-99f2-e3e1691295a8-1 · 9500000 GBP · active
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The active award names “BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood” as its sole supplier and gives an award value of £9,500,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete and award marked active
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Notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; tender status is “complete”; award status is “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-24.
Contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030
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Published award and tender contractPeriod dates.
Signing status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The published award data does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award maximum
98% confidence£9,500,000
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Award value is GBP 9,500,000. The notice says values include all extensions and options and full take-up is not guaranteed.
Published minimum value
98% confidence£3,000,000
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Tender minValue is GBP 3,000,000.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £9.5 million amount is a published maximum including options and extensions, not a guaranteed spend commitment.
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Notice additional information states that values and dates include all extensions and options and there is no guarantee of full take-up.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence3 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-03T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-24.
Contract start
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01.
Contract end
98% confidence30 September 2030
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2030-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T08:24:05+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of multi-temperature foods, including ambient and frozen products
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Published title and description.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence15000000 — Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
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Primary CPV classification in published data.
Delivery area
94% confidenceEast Midlands; published delivery postcode LN2 5QY
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Tender delivery addresses list East Midlands and postal code LN2 5QY.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective procedure
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Published procurementMethod is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidders, bids received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceFour years on the published dates
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Contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030.
Options and extensions
98% confidenceIncluded in the published dates and values; individual option or extension terms are not stated
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Additional information says values and dates include all extensions and options.
SME suitability flag
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceFramework call-off with a published value range of £3 million to £9.5 million
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Tender minValue is £3,000,000 and value is £9,500,000; procurement method details identify a framework call-off.
Spend certainty
99% confidencePublished ceiling should not be treated as committed expenditure
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The notice explicitly states that full take-up of values or extension periods is not guaranteed.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceSupplier name remains unverified against the Companies House workflow
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched; lookup completed with decision still_unmatched and no verified company name or number supplied.
Value basis
98% confidencePublished maximum and minimum values are available, but no pricing, award-value breakdown or expected spend profile is supplied
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Notice supplies £3 million minValue and £9.5 million value, while stating that full take-up is not guaranteed.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation are published
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No lot records or award lot IDs are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier’s published name, BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood, was checked but did not receive a safe Companies House match; no verified legal company name or number is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: framework name, bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing schedule, individual option or extension structure, and anticipated spend profile.
- No lot titles, lot IDs or lot-level values are published.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature; it supports an active award and published contract period only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS TrustBFS Group Limited T/A BidfoodBidfoodfood supply contractambient foodfrozen foodNHS procurementframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust multi-temperature food supply award?
The published sole supplier is BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood. Its name remains unverified against the supplied Companies House matching workflow.
What is the value of the food supply award?
The notice gives a £3 million minimum and £9.5 million maximum. The maximum includes options and extensions and is not guaranteed expenditure.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 30 September 2030.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.