Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Highbury Hospital, Highbury Road
Nottingham
NG6 9DR
UK
Contact person: Chris Johnson
E-mail: chris.johnson15@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Food items for Patient Shops
Reference number: C428554
II.1.2) Main CPV code
15890000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
**CONTRACT AWARD***<br/><br/>A further competition has been undertaken against the ESPO Framework 83_25 Provision of Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Food items Framework, under Lot 1.<br/>The tender has been evaluated and awarded as per the evaluation tender set out in the ITT documentation.<br/><br/>This contract is for the provision of various items that are ordered by Patient shops including Ambient food items, chilled items and general grocery items.<br/><br/>The contract is for the period 01 March 2026 to 28 February 2027, but has options to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months, meaning the final possible expiry date is 28 February 2029. The estimated contract value on this notice includes the extension years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
750 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
Main site or place of performance:
Patient Shops within Nottinghamshire Healthcare Locations
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
**CONTRACT AWARD***<br/><br/>A further competition has been undertaken against the ESPO Framework 83_25 Provision of Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Food items Framework, under Lot 1.<br/>The tender has been evaluated and awarded as per the evaluation tender set out in the ITT documentation.<br/><br/>This contract is for the provision of various items that are ordered by Patient shops including Ambient food items, chilled items and general grocery items.<br/><br/>The contract is for the period 01 March 2026 to 28 February 2027, but has options to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months, meaning the final possible expiry date is 28 February 2029. The estimated contract value on this notice includes the extension years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Technical and Quality
/ Weighting: 15%
Cost criterion: Commercials
/ Weighting: 75%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend this contract for a further 2 x 12 month period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-042226
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bestway Wholesale Ltd
Firth Way Blenheim Industrial Estate Bulwell Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM
NG6 8XF
UK
Telephone: +44 1159758300
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 750 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: nternationalrelationsrudicialoffice@judiciary.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.secamb.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/03/2026