Bedded Units Catering Service

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a Service Provider that will provide catering services to the bedded units at, providing healthy and nutritious food that meets the group population requirements. Food should be delivered to the Trust sites, ready to be served at the correct temperature with no further cooking or texture modification required by staff serving the meals at the Trust sites. The intention of this advert is to understand whether there is any interest in the market in providing this service. A draft statement of requirements is available on request.

This will be delivered to two Bedded Rehabilitation Units:

Athlone Rehabilitation Unit - Athlone House, 7a Woodfield Road, London, W9 2BA

Alexandra Rehabilitation Unit - Princess Louise Kensington (PLK) Nursing Home, Pangbourne Avenue, London, W10 6DL

The Service Provider shall be responsible for providing a comprehensive catering service, ensuring consistent delivery of service and quality of meals. This includes:

The Catering service shall be provided 365 days per year.

The provider should be able to demonstrate the nutritional content of the menu and its ability to meet the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and other requests specified by the Trust Dietitian and Speech and Language Therapist (SLT).

The Service Provider shall be responsible for providing a comprehensive catering service, ensuring consistent delivery of service and quality of meals.

The Service Provider shall provide information to each of the sites, detailing delivery times, communication procedures, menu ordering systems, portion control, quality standards and allergen reports.

Menu structure should provide the following as per The NHS Plan, Better Hospital Food (BHF) Programme (2000): Breakfast, lunch and evening meal, snacks at least twice a day. Flexibility to accommodate small and frequent meal patterns.