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Fresh Bread

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

29 Oct 2025 at 16:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

13 Oct 2025 at 14:54

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

01 Aug 2025 at 16:12

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 14:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, along with other regional health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland, has completed an open tender process for the supply and delivery of fresh bread to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). This procurement process, which falls under the goods category, was initiated to ensure a reliable supply of bread products, including rolls and morning goods, to the HSCNI network. The process concluded with the award on 29th October 2025, and the contract was signed on 24th October 2025. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st November 2025 and will run until 31st October 2028, with the possibility of extending up to two additional years. The procurement method adhered to Northern Irish devolved regulations and was covered by the Global Procurement Agreement (GPA).

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for suppliers specializing in food distribution in the healthcare sector. The contract is valued at approximately £7.68 million GBP and is currently awarded to Hovis Limited, indicating potential competition mainly among large-scale food suppliers capable of meeting stringent food safety and delivery requirements. Businesses equipped to offer high-quality products with reliable delivery services, and capable of scaling their operations, would find this contract conducive to expanding their market presence in Northern Ireland’s public health sector.

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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 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
13 Oct 202510 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

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Western Health & Social Care Trust

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ANTRIM
Postcode
BT12 6BA
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Falls
Westminster Constituency
Belfast West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hovis Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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