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KRFT - Patient and Retail Catering (Soft FM Services)

KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:22.

Opportunity overview

Provision of patient and retail catering at Kingston Hospital as per the (draft) specification provided upon request. The Supplier shall provide a high-quality Catering Service which offers a range of appetising and nutritious food and drink to enable all customers to have a choice which reflects their dietary needs and tastes 24 hours per day, 365(6) days per year (or as specifically defined within the relevant section in the Catering Service Specification). The flexible Catering Service shall provide for changing customer needs and adapt to the nature of the service provided within the Authority.

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
W179204
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Sept 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
25 Apr 2031, 23:59
Starts
26 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
25 Apr 2034, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042750-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Jul 2025, 12:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust will shortly be using issuing an open tender to the entire market for their patient and retail catering services contract - in order to engage with SMEs to gain their input on the proposed scope and structure of the new contract, the Trust wish to share their draft specification and post 3 high level questions to gain valuable insight from the SME market. If any SMEs wish to review the draft specification they are asked to request a copy of emailing efprocurement@stgeorges.nhs.uk using the subject line "KRFT Patient and Retail Catering - draft spec request." Upon receipt of such requests, a copy of the draft specification will be emailed across. Thereafter, SMEs are asked to consider the following questions and provide responses to efprocurement@stgeorges.nhs.uk by midday Thursday 7th August 2025: 1. Are there any aspects of the draft specification that you feel may present barriers to SME participation? 2. Do you consider the scope, contract structure and service model to be appropriate and deliverable for SMEs? 3. Are there any innovations, approaches or delivery models that you think should be considered to improve service quality or efficiency?

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RJ7
Name
KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI63
Country
GB
Locality
Kingston Upon Thames
Postal Code
KT2 7QB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Galsworthy Rd

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
RJ7
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Name
Chris Pathmadeva

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kingston Upon Thames · UKI63 · KT2 7QB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056565-2025-07-24T12:57:05+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·