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Retail and Café Services – Whittington Health NHS Trust

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £4,500,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): Mon 28 Jul 2025, 18:00 BSTClosed.
Published: 9 Jun 2025
Region: Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a single Potential Operator to provide food and non-food retail services across four demised outlets at Whittington Hospital. The opportunity includes:

• Coffee bar (31.5 sqm)

• Deli (48.3 sqm)

• Main entrance coffee shop (c. 20 sqm)

• Retail shop area (up to 1,290 sqm)

• Automated retailing (as an option)

This is a 10-year services concession contract operating under a self-financing model. The Operator will pay a base rent and turnover-based rent, cover service charges and business rates, and must deliver services that are inclusive, sustainable, and aligned with NHS standards.

The Trust encourages SME participation through the Supplier Academy model. Operators must demonstrate alignment with social value objectives and NHS food and retail guidelines, including WRAP, Government Buying Standards, and the National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

55520000
55300000
55900000
42933000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

4 Jun 2025
Planning notice
Planning notice published 4 June 2025.
Release 029937-2025
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9 Jun 2025
Tender notice
Tender notice published 9 June 2025. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Mon 28 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST.
Release 030907-2025
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9 Jun 2025
Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 9 June 2025. Stated change: Refer to tender documents
Deadline in this release: Mon 28 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST.
Release 030934-2025
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1 Dec 2025
Notice
Notice published 1 December 2025. The source does not state what changed.
Release 078333-2025
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.

06/ Questions

About this notice

The notice gave a deadline of Monday 28 July 2025, 18:00 BST. It is no longer open for bids.

Whittington Health NHS Trust published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £4,500,000.

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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-052c88
Source: Find a Tender
Stage: tender · Open
Last verified: Mon 6 Apr 2026, 19:48 BST
Read at: Wed 28 Oct 2026, 19:46 GMT

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