Notice Information
Notice Title
T2695 Medical Services and First Aid for Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann
Notice Description
Management of medical and first aid services at the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann event in Belfast, August 2026. This includes, but is not limited to: Establishment and operation of a dedicated medical centre, Provision and maintenance of appropriate medical equipment, Deployment of trained medical and first aid personnel, Supply of suitable vehicles for medical response.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Sufficient flexiblilty will be included in the contract documents to cover all associated services and contigencies.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 12 month period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e17c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013861-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
85143000 - Ambulance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20262 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Feb 2026 - 9 Feb 2027 6-12 months
- 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 CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8DJ
- 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)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013861-2026
16th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012243-2026
11th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073990-2025
14th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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