AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust awarded a multi-temperature food services call-off to BIDFOOD LIMITED under the NHSSC Multi Temperature Food Solutions Framework Agreement.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for BIDFOOD LIMITED, valued at £3,200,000.
Market significanceThis is a three-year NHS food-services call-off with a published maximum award value of £3.2 million.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BIDFOOD LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-760d4351-3d7b-4404-9488-f37d33612e95-1 · 3200000 GBP · active
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The active award names BIDFOOD LIMITED as supplier and gives an award value of £3,200,000. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 00549410.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source process marked complete and award marked active.
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award call-off from the NHSSC Multi Temperature Food Solutions Framework Agreement (2025/S 000-002666).
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Notice description states: "Direct award under the NHSSC Multi Temperature Food Solutions Framework Agreement (2025/S 000-002666)".
Award decision date
98% confidence1 August 2026.
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Award date: 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence3 August 2026 to 2 August 2029.
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-08-03 and endDate 2029-08-02T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£3,200,000
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Active award value is 3200000 GBP.
Published value range
98% confidence£2,400,000 to £3,200,000
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Tender minValue is £2,400,000 and tender value is £3,200,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence1 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-07-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence3 August 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-08-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence2 August 2029
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Published contractPeriod endDate is 2029-08-02T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T12:13:46+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMulti-temperature food solutions.
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The notice title and description specify multi temperature food solutions/food.
Category
99% confidenceServices; CPV 55500000 — Canteen and catering services.
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV classification is 55500000, "Canteen and catering services".
Delivery location
92% confidenceCM20 1QX, United Kingdom.
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Tender item delivery addresses list postal code CM20 1QX and United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective procedure.
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Method detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement, described as a direct award.
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procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement" and the description says "Direct award".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence3 years.
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The published period runs from 3 August 2026 through 2 August 2029.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension or renewal option is stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA framework direct-award call-off, rather than an open standalone competition.
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The notice explicitly describes a direct award under the NHSSC framework and identifies the method as a framework call-off.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£3.2 million is the published award value; the notice also gives a £2.4 million minimum value. No pricing, volumes or value breakdown is published.
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Tender minValue is £2,400,000 and award/tender value is £3,200,000; no pricing schedule or quantities are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified.
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BIDFOOD LIMITED was matched by exact name to verified company number 00549410.
Value basis
99% confidenceThe notice publishes both a £2.4 million minimum and a £3.2 million award value, but does not state the basis or explain the difference.
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Tender minValue is £2,400,000, tender value is £3,200,000, and value_basis is null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation detail, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, quantities, or extension terms are provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award and tender data; no lots are listed.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not state whether the award record evidences a signed contract; this analysis reports an active award and published contract period only.
- The notice provides no bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation results, award rationale or pricing/volume detail.
- No lots are published, so no lot-level allocation can be reported.
- The notice does not state extension or renewal options; the August 2029 reprocurement horizon is an estimate based solely on the explicit end date.
- The published £2.4 million minimum and £3.2 million award values are not explained and no value basis is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustBIDFOOD LIMITEDmulti-temperature foodNHSSC frameworkcatering servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the PAHT Multi Temperature Food Solutions contract?
BIDFOOD LIMITED won the recorded active award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £3,200,000. The notice also records a £2,400,000 minimum value.
When does the published contract period run?
The published period runs from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2029.
How was the requirement procured?
It was described as a direct award call-off under the NHSSC Multi Temperature Food Solutions Framework Agreement.
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.