✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 17:17.
Opportunity overview
BWC is seeking a catering partner to help deliver outstanding experiences for patients, families, visitors and staff across Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH) and Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH). The Authority is looking for a long-term partner that shares its commitment to improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering meaningful social value through every aspect of service delivery.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
C438173
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
The submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via the following link:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
User Guide:
https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
034093-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
099151-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a long-term catering partner for Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital. The stated aim is to provide catering-related experiences for patients, families, visitors and staff, while supporting health outcomes, reduced inequalities and social value.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for catering-service providers able to work in hospital settings. Detailed scope, service model, credentials, eligibility and evaluation requirements are not supplied.
Key points identified
Catering partnerSeeking a long-term catering partner.Evidence: “BWC is seeking a catering partner” and “The Authority is looking for a long-term partner”.
Social value and outcomes commitmentPartner is expected to share the Authority's commitment to improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering meaningful social value through service delivery.Evidence: “shares its commitment to improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering meaningful social value through every aspect of service delivery.”
Supplier eligibility requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, exclusion or selection requirements are supplied.
90% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a long-term catering partner for Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital. The stated aim is to provide catering-related experiences for patients, families, visitors and staff, while supporting health outcomes, reduced inequalities and social value.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for catering-service providers able to work in hospital settings. Detailed scope, service model, credentials, eligibility and evaluation requirements are not supplied.
Key deliverables
Catering partnership across Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital
Service delivery supporting patients, families, visitors and staff
Social-value-focused service delivery
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Catering partner
98% confidence
Seeking a long-term catering partner.
View supporting evidence
“BWC is seeking a catering partner” and “The Authority is looking for a long-term partner”.
Social value and outcomes commitment
96% confidence
Partner is expected to share the Authority's commitment to improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering meaningful social value through service delivery.
View supporting evidence
“shares its commitment to improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering meaningful social value through every aspect of service delivery.”
Supplier eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, exclusion or selection requirements are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
97% confidence
Up to GBP 15,000,000.
View supporting evidence
Process value_max is 15000000 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount is 15000000 GBP.
Contract term
97% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
Contract start and end dates are null; the description only refers to a “long-term partner”.
Delivery
Delivery area
93% confidence
UKG31; hospital sites named as Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital.
View supporting evidence
Delivery location region is “UKG31”; description names “Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH) and Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH)”.
Service recipients
98% confidence
Patients, families, visitors and staff.
View supporting evidence
“deliver outstanding experiences for patients, families, visitors and staff”.
Detailed operating scope
98% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No menu, facilities, staffing, operating-hours, mobilisation, food-safety or service-volume information is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
98% confidence
Open tender.
View supporting evidence
display_status is “open”; notice type is “Tender notice on Find a Tender”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
27 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline is “2026-11-27T12:00:00Z”, also recorded for Lot 1.
Procedure metadata
99% confidence
Conflicting/ambiguous source metadata: procurement method is “open” while method details state “Competitive flexible procedure”.
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procurement_method is “open”; procurement_method_details is “Competitive flexible procedure”.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Procedure metadata inconsistency
99% confidence
The supplied procedure fields differ: “open” procurement method versus “Competitive flexible procedure” method details. The applicable procedure should be confirmed from the tender notice.
View supporting evidence
procurement_method is “open”; procurement_method_details is “Competitive flexible procedure”.
Scope detail unavailable
98% confidence
Material delivery details, including catering model, facilities, staffing, menu requirements, food safety requirements, KPIs, mobilisation and contract term, are unknown from the supplied content.
View supporting evidence
The supplied description provides high-level objectives only; contract dates are null.
Lot detail unavailable
99% confidence
Lot 1 is active and valued at GBP 15,000,000 but has no title or description, so any lot-specific scope is unknown.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 title and description are null.
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