Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS National Services Scotland · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood, Dalehills Ltd SME
- Value
- £15,856,899 across 13 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Food & drink · Prepared meals (CPV 15894200)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 062747-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Sep 2025
- Published7 Oct 2025Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
A range of frozen, chilled and ambient prepared meals to be used for Patients across NHS Scotland. Award is Multi Supplier per category lot Framework. Up to 3 suppliers per lot unranked Lotting details will be confirmed in ITT. The framework agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, special health boards and the authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978) and any integrated joint boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices. Additional information: Total value shown is for duration of the framework and based on 12 months supplier spend data. The framework period shall be 4 years.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Meal Service: Breakfast Products | apetito Limited | £80,824 |
| Direct Meal Service: Poultry Products | apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood, Dalehills Ltd SME | £926k |
| Direct Meal Service: Soup Products | apetito Limited, Dalehills Ltd SME | £618k |
| Direct Meal Service: Vegetables, Potato & Rice Products | apetito Limited | £3.21m |
| Direct Meal Service: Fish Products | apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood, Dalehills Ltd SME | £504k |
| Direct Meal Service: Range of Therapeutic Products (IDDSI Level 5) | apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood | £1.13m |
| Direct Meal Service: Range of Therapeutic Products (IDDSI Level 4) | apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood | £1.77m |
| Direct Meal Service: Range of Therapeutic Products (IDDSI Level 3) | apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood | £1.66m |
| Direct Meal Service: Range of Therapeutic Products (IDDSI Level 6) | apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood | £915k |
| Direct Meal Service: Vegetarian & Vegan Products | apetito Limited, Dalehills Ltd SME | £1.26m |
| Direct Meal Service: Allergen Aware | apetito Limited | £794k |
| Direct Meal Service: Desserts & Puddings Products | apetito Limited | £1.03m |
| Direct Meal Service: Meat Products | apetito Limited, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood, Dalehills Ltd SME | £1.96m |
About the suppliers
apetito Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00233851).
BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood: every public contract they have won.
Dalehills Ltd: every public contract they have won.