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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Provision of Milk & Bread - University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay

Food & BeveragesCPV 15511000
Value£637k
Deadline17 Sept 2026
Published10 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 10 Aug 202612 days leftCloses 17 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Neve Wilson
neve.wilson@mbht.nhs.uk
01524 551659

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£637ktotal contract value
median £286k
this tender£0£8.8m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Food & Beverages band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 2,386 valued Food & Beverages tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Via the use of an Open Procedure, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust wishes to award a contract to suitably qualified provider(s) for the supply and delivery of milk and bread products across its hospital sites.

The procurement is divided into two lots: Lot 1 (Milk) and Lot 2 (Bread).

Products must meet the Trust’s requirements relating to quality, food safety, sustainability, delivery performance, and regulatory compliance, as detailed in the procurement documents.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Products must meet the Trust’s requirements relating

Products must meet the Trust’s requirements relating to quality, food safety, sustainability, delivery performance, and regulatory compliance, as detailed in the procurement documents.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce25
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
075589-2026
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