Planning

Patient And Retail: Sandwiches & Ready To Eat Meal Solutions

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

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-006503

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05227d

Published 21 January 2026, 11:31am

Last edited 26 January 2026, 10:48am

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Adding a note advising interesting parties that interest for the engagement sessions must be noted through Sell2Wales only. Interested parties must not contact the contracting authority via email.

Scope

Description

Tender for the Provision of Patient and Retail Sandwiches and Ready to eat meals including salads and pastas.

Total value (estimated)

  • £9,800,000 excluding VAT
  • £9,800,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 15811510 - Sandwiches
  • 15811511 - Prepared sandwiches
  • 15851200 - Prepared pasta and couscous
  • 15851210 - Prepared pasta

Contract locations

  • UKL - Wales

Engagement

Engagement deadline

27 February 2026

Engagement process description

NWSSP will be holding initial supplier engagement sessions on the following date: 18/02/2026. Following these sessions there will be opportunity for further clarification from both the contracting authority and interested suppliers until 27/02/2026

Please register your interest through Sell2Wales only, as soon as possible and no later than 06/02/2026 to be included in the above sessions.

Following your registration of interest you will be asked to provide your availability and provided with the product list and a set of questions to prepare for the session.

The engagement sessions will be an opportunity for the contracting authority to share our broad intentions around the tender, and to also further inform the procurement strategy via dialogue with interested parties.

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 April 2026

Contracting authority

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

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RQF

Companies House, Crown Way

Cardiff

CF14 3UZ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Joseph Healey

Telephone: +44 2921501623

Email: joseph.healey@wales.nhs.uk

Website: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales