Scope
Reference
C375955
Description
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust are among the UK's busiest and most successful foundation trusts, with a long history of clinical excellence and high-quality care. The Trust is made up of two of London's best-known teaching hospitals - St Thomas' Hospital and Guy's Hospital. The Trust provides a full range of hospital services for our local communities in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham. We also provide specialist services for patients from further afield, including cancer, cardiovascular, women's and children's services, kidney care and orthopaedics.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children's healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illness. Located in the Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is the UK's largest paediatric centre for many services including heart problems, brain surgery, and gene therapy.
GSTT and GOSH are tendering for their Alcohol (Wine & Beers, Spirits and Soft Drinks) supply for hospitality and for the Thomas Guy Club. As part of this process, preliminary market engagement will also take place in due course, the date will be communicated in the preliminary market engagement notice to follow.
Total value (estimated)
- £416,230 excluding VAT
- £499,480 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 19 January 2026 to 19 January 2029
- Possible extension to 19 January 2031
- 5 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 15900000 - Beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15961000 - Beer
- 15930000 - Wines
- 15982000 - Soft drinks
- 15941000 - Cider
Contract locations
- UKI - London
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
- UKI45 - Lambeth
Engagement
Engagement deadline
18 August 2025
The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.
Engagement process description
Supplier engagement sessions were held, one took place remotely on 3rd September and one held on site at client premises on 4th September.
Key Update - Suppliers questioned the contract start date of January if requiring fixed pricing and many brand owners only review beginning of each year and the bid being submitted in October, there was also discussions on duty increases on top of the annual reviews. It was also apparent that the mobilisation timeline although the right number of weeks, Christmas is not a great time to implement a contract.
Avendra feedback is to realign the timeline so the contract start date is April 2026, this will mean that all pricing is then fixed annually from this date with the exception of any duty changes from the budget. It will also allow time for site surveys to be completed, and new equipment installed.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
7 October 2025
Contracting authority
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZC-6438-DGPX
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
United Kingdom
Contact name: Hayden Ludford
Telephone: 07827498203
Email: ludford-hayden@avendra.com
Website: https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/
Region: UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Organisation type: Public authority - central government