National Framework Agreement for Total Food Management

Buyer

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Estimated value

£45m

Location

GG; IM; JE

Deadline

30 November 2026

Published

21 October 2026

Category

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Trade

Security services · Catering and food · Furniture and furnishings

Suitable for SMEs

Not flagged

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In plain English

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust seeks a single supplier for end-to-end food and beverage procurement, distribution, preparation, waste management, and reporting for public sector organisations. No special requirements are stated.

Description from the notice

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