Sodexo Health & Care has strengthened its long-standing partnership with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust after being awarded an eight-year extension to its patient dining contract, following a competitive tendering process.
Sodexo has worked with Chesterfield Royal Hospital for nearly 30 years to deliver high-quality catering services in partnership with Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (DSFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trust. The new contract, which began on 1 April 2025, is valued at £24.8 million and will take the partnership to 33 years by the end of the term.
Under the new contract, Sodexo will continue providing a combination of Apetito meals and in-house produced dishes, alongside an extensive range of special diet options that cater to a variety of dietary preferences, as well as cultural and religious needs. All meals are prepared in the hospital’s central production kitchen before being transported to wards using specialist regeneration trolleys and served by DSFS staff.
Date: 29 August