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Published 23 May 2025, 13:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Disposables · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a wide range of disposable catering items used in food service and catering, to NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts. This includes items such as plates, cutlery, cups, napkins, food packaging, and more, available in various materials and styles.

CPV: Disposable catering supplies · Disposable cups · Disposable cutlery and plates

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs 1 mo from 1 Mar 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 28 Mar 2030 with extensions
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Catering Disposables” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 13:09 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 13:09 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026297
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Disposable catering suppliesDisposable cupsDisposable cutlery and plates
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052270 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:09 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts240 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:09 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: RQF Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender