Open tenders / Catering & food
Open tender · Notice 099452-2026
National Framework Agreement for Total Food Management
- Value
- £45m
- Closes
- 30 Nov 2026 (22 days)
- Where
- North West
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 14 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2028
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is setting up a national list of approved suppliers that public sector organisations can use for complete food and drink services, from buying and delivery to preparation, waste management and reporting, all from a single supplier. The estimated value is £45,000,000, the contract runs from 14 December 2026 to 13 December 2028, and bids close on 30 November 2026; a place on the list is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work.
Good fit for: Large catering or food service firms able to run food buying, delivery, catering staff and waste management together across the country.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
The objective of this framework is to offer an end-to-end approach to food and beverage procurement, distribution, preparation, waste management, and reporting for public sector organisations, using a single supplier. Most public sector organisations currently contract multiple suppliers for different parts of their food and beverage services, ingredients, catering staff, logistics, and waste management. This often leads to operational complexity, duplication of effort, and lack of integration across procurement, nutrition, sustainability, and waste reduction
Getting the documents
Attached to the official notice, free to download without registering:
The buyer's e-tendering site: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (linked from the notice).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 21 Oct 2026.
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