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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:21.

Opportunity overview

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE NHS FT) provides hospital and community healthcare services to the Mid and South Essex population. The Trust’s primary aim is to deliver safe, high-quality, and sustainable care, supporting patients, staff, and visitors through services that enhance wellbeing. Catering services form an integral part of patient care, contributing to nutrition, recovery, and overall patient experience. The Trust is committed to delivering modern, patient-centred services and seeks suppliers who can support this vision. The catering services required aim to: • provide high-quality meals that meet nutritional standards for patients, staff, and visitors; • offer flexible, responsive, and innovative catering solutions; • support sustainability and efficiency objectives, including minimising food waste; and • work collaboratively with the Trust to enhance the overall patient and staff experience. To ensure the catering specification meets clinical, operational, and patient needs, the Trust requires the involvement of subject matter experts (SMEs). These SMEs, acting as consultants, will support the development of the specification, providing specialist knowledge on nutrition, clinical requirements, operational delivery, and patient experience. Their involvement will help ensure that the procurement delivers safe, high-quality, and sustainable catering services. Please review Document 2 – Specification for full set of requirements.

Classification

  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£150k

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
ocds-h6vhtk-059b88
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
17 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
13 Oct 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Oct 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Renewal

Description
6 months options included

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
70%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
price
Description
30%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
9 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Nov 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
057041-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
16 Sept 2025, 15:56

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
No Market Engagement was carried out

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBVJ-9475-ZCMD
Name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH37
Country
GB
Locality
Basildon
Postal Code
SS16 5NL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Nethermayne

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PBVJ-9475-ZCMD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Abi Adisa
Telephone
01702435555

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Basildon · UKH37 · SS16 5NL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059b88-2025-09-16T15:56:13+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·