Tender: Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Catering Equipment for New Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC)

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Velindre University NHS Trust, through NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services, is seeking suppliers to equip the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC), due to become operational in 2027, via two Lots: Lot 1 for supply, delivery, positioning, installation, commissioning, testing and handover of commercial catering equipment for production kitchens, satellite kitchens, staff facilities and public catering areas, including phased delivery, coordination with the Principal Contractor and Project Co, provision of documentation (operating and maintenance manuals, warranties and asset registers), user training and warranty support; and Lot 2 for ongoing planned preventative and reactive maintenance including scheduled servicing to manufacturers' recommendations, emergency breakdown response, replacement parts, asset management, lifecycle reporting, annual condition surveys, KPI monitoring, quarterly contract management meetings and 24/7/365 call-out support with defined response times for critical equipment failures. All equipment must comply with relevant UK legislation, NHS standards and healthcare requirements, the procurement is a one-off contract aligned to the construction and commissioning programme, will be conducted as an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 and tenders will be evaluated on the Most Advantageous Tender basis taking account of quality, price and social value; the Authority intends to award separate contracts for each Lot and suppliers may bid for one or both.