Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Dole Foodservice, W.R. Bishop (Hepworth Parc) Limited SME
- Value
- £2,054,978.69 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Agriculture & forestry products · Fruit vegetables (CPV 03221200)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 000295-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Oct 2025
- Published5 Jan 2026Published 87 days after the contract date
Description
Lot 1 is a regional lot for direct supply to NHS Wales Health Boards/ sites in North and Mid Wales. The lot comprises core and non-core product lines. All core products were required to be tendered for in order for submissions to be deemed compliant.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions of Fresh Non-Prepared & Prepared Fruit, Vegetables and Salads: Mid & North Wales | Dole Foodservice | £441k |
| Provisions of Fresh Non-Prepared & Prepared Fruit, Vegetables and Salads: Mid & South Wales | W.R. Bishop (Hepworth Parc) Limited SME | £1.61m |
About the suppliers
Dole Foodservice: every public contract they have won.
W.R. Bishop (Hepworth Parc) Limited: every public contract they have won.