Notice Information
Notice Title
Fresh Bread
Notice Description
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) sought through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of fresh bread to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted in FRM03.N38 allow for potential growth and increases to the service.
Renewal: The Buyer will have the option to extend the contract for a period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months. Extension exercised where the Buyer gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before this Contract expires
Planning Information
What you need to do now. 1. If you are not registered on eTendersNI, please do so as soon as possible. 2. Those interested in participating in such preliminary market engagement should access the ‘Preliminary Market Engagement for the Provision of Fresh bread’ via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 5931937. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document v1.0 Fresh Bread; and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 Fresh Bread (and accompanying appendices). All completed responses must be submitted via the secure eTendersNI messaging area of the CfT on eTendersNI no later than 15:00, Wednesday 11th June 2025. Please note that with reference to the information containing estimated date of publication of contract notice - this is only an anticipated date and subject to change.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0522dc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069540-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
-
- CPV Codes
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15811000 - Bread products
15811100 - Bread
15811200 - Rolls
15811500 - Prepared bread products
15813000 - Morning goods
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,584,153 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,584,153 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £7,679,197 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £7,679,197 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 12 Oct 20251 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BELFAST HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Additional Buyers
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- utilfood.sourcing@hscni.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT12 6HU
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Electoral Ward
- Kilfennan
- Westminster Constituency
- Foyle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069540-2025
29th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064832-2025
13th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045357-2025
1st August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026434-2025
23rd May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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