Food to Go DPS Contract Award Notices September 2025 - November 2025

Award

Value

£78,831,476

Suppliers

Classifications

  • Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Tags

  • award

Submission Deadline

4 years from now

Published

2 hours ago

Description

Due to a technical issue the dates above do not represent the actual DPS Contract Dates.

NHS Supply Chain: Food sought to establish a non-exclusive DPS Agreement for the supply of Food To Go to NHS Supply Chain: Food's customer base via the Direct Route covering products including but not limited to: Patient Feeding Sandwiches, Salads, and Snack pots. Retail Sandwiches, Salads, Sandwich Fillings, Cakes, Street Food, Snack pots, pies, pastries, pizza, frozen desserts & ice cream, chilled & frozen drinks, grab & go food, branded equipment linked to food brands included in DPS.

The DPS will be in place for a minimum of 7 years with an approximate spend of £78,831,476m and will be the main procurement route for NHS Trusts Food To Go requirements. The DPS is open for applications until 20 September 2030 as a minimum.

The DPS is divided into 2 categories of products and Applicants may apply to be included on any or all of the product categories. The categories under the DPS are as follows:
Category 1 - Patient Feeding Solutions
Category 2 - Café Retail Feeding Concepts

Applicants will only be accepted to categories they have applied for if they pass all mandatory criteria within the DPS award process.

This notice is for the award of Contracts under the DPS between September 2025 - November 2025

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Katy Reed

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