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In deliveryUnited KingdomGoodsFramework agreement£9,502,132Add to pipeline

Provisions of Fresh Non-Prepared & Prepared Fruit, Vegetables and Salads

Awarded to Dole Foodservice, W.R. BISHOP (HEPWORTH PARC) LIMITED

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership(buyer)

Published
Published 14 February 2024
Deadline
Closed 16 December 2024
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Overview

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership procured the supply of fresh prepared and non-prepared fruit, vegetables, and salads for distribution across NHS Wales facilities. The contract, valued at approximately £2.05 million, was awarded in October 2025 to Dole Foodservice and W.R. Bishop (Hepworth Parc) Limited.

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Lots (2)

  • Mid & North Wales

    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.

    £1,848,136Won by Dole Foodservice

  • Mid & South Wales

    Lot 2 is a regional lot for direct supply to NHS Wales Health Boards/ sites in South 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.

    £7,653,996Won by W.R. BISHOP (HEPWORTH PARC) LIMITED

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£9,502,132
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
14 February 2024
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nutsPotatoes and dried vegetablesPotatoesVegetables, fruits and nutsVegetablesRoot and tuber vegetablesRoot vegetablesFruit vegetables+4 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£2,054,979
Award date
9 October 2025
Contract period
— → 23 September 2028
Against estimate
78% below
Bids received
3
Winners
  • Dole Foodservice
  • W.R. BISHOP (HEPWORTH PARC) LIMITED

This contract ends on 23 September 2028.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

3

Open and restricted tenders in Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 26% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 65% · Quality 35%

  • Environmental Sustainability5%
  • Social Value Tool10%
  • Contract Management10%
  • Business Continuity and Supply Resilience10%
  • Price63.7%
  • Priority Supplier Programme1.3%

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Market context

Typical award in Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

£189,542

Median of 397 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 10.8× the median.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership in the last 12 months

142

contracts awarded, worth £4,839,224,253 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    5 January 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    12 November 2024

  3. Prior Information Notice

    14 February 2024

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