RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Catering Managed Services

HospitalityCPV 55520000
Value£97.7m
Deadline
Published7 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Laura Johnston
laura.johnston19@nhs.net
07711481979

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£97.7mtotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£105.6m

This is a large award for Hospitality & Catering — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,335 valued Hospitality & Catering tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has published 3 Hospitality & Catering notices, about every 7 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2026.

72% of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

To market test MSEFT Catering Managed Services - Patient Meals (Fixed & Variable), Staff Meals (Variable), Retail, including Catering Equipment Supply and Maintenance Service, outsourced to all sites.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Patient Meals (Fixed & Variable), Staff Meals

Patient Meals (Fixed & Variable), Staff Meals (Variable), Retail, including Catering Equipment Supply and Maintenance Service, outsourced to all sites.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693c8
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
042116-2026
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