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Provision of Domestic Cleaning and Patient Catering Services

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy cleaning and catering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £109,335,077 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for cleaning contracts in this region (from 79 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Contracting Authority) is looking to tender the following services across its Addenbrooke's Hospital and Rosie Hospital sites: 1. Domestic Cleaning Service 2. Patient Catering Services The Contracting Authority’s requirements are anticipated to include: 1. Domestic Cleaning Services: • Provision of cleaning services to clinical, public, and staff areas per NHS cleaning standards; • The cleaning services will be based on scheduled routines, focusing on regular, deep, planned and reactive cleans for high, medium and low risk areas • The supply of all consumables (cleaning consumables to include paper towels, toilet tissue, soap,…Read the full description
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Contracting Authority) is looking to tender the following services across its Addenbrooke's Hospital and Rosie Hospital sites: 1. Domestic Cleaning Service 2. Patient Catering Services The Contracting Authority’s requirements are anticipated to include: 1. Domestic Cleaning Services: • Provision of cleaning services to clinical, public, and staff areas per NHS cleaning standards; • The cleaning services will be based on scheduled routines, focusing on regular, deep, planned and reactive cleans for high, medium and low risk areas • The supply of all consumables (cleaning consumables to include paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, alcohol gel, waste bags, couch roll). The Authority has preferred products for some of these key items and the Service Provider will be required to continue with this supply route; • The supply of all equipment required to deliver the Cleaning Services; and • Additional specified cleaning duties. 2. Patient Catering Service: • Delivery and service of frozen plated meals for inpatient wards, ensuring menu choices meet dietary and cultural needs; • Utilising other meal methods for specific patient / clinical need; • Delivering the service primarily on a scheduled and reactive basis; and • Maintaining quality and compliance with NHS food and nutritional standards. The Contracting Authority wishes to involve the market in discussing the following general points: • Current market and market interest in this project • Feedback on the proposed lotting structure • Feedback on the proposed commercial model and performance monitoring system • Key risks • Innovation

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084639-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 003532-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 084639-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 18 December 2025, last updated 15 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.