This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Jul 2026 at 16:10

Tender

20 May 2026 at 10:23

Planning

14 Nov 2025 at 13:48

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement covers the manufacture, supply and delivery of fresh sandwiches and fresh ready-to-eat food products, including prepared pasta, for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The buying organisations are Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust, with the Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service managing the tender. Delivery is across the geographical areas served by these trusts in Northern Ireland. The requirement is divided between five geographical areas, covering Belfast, Northern, South Eastern, Southern and Western health and social care services. It is a goods procurement for prepared food products.

The open procedure has reached award stage. Awards were made on 29 July 2026, subject to standstill until 10 August 2026 and scheduled signature on 11 August 2026. Freshways Ltd was selected for Belfast at £246,702.69. The Brunch Box Sandwich Company Limited was selected for Northern at £383,968.20, South Eastern at £1,021,327, Southern at £907,967.39 and Western at £1,346,764.19. Each contract is scheduled from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with extensions of up to 24 months. The tender closed on 22 June 2026, with evaluation due by 6 July 2026. Price carried 100% weighting, alongside pass/fail specification and product-assessment requirements.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from Northern Ireland’s health and social care bodies for high-volume production and dependable delivery of fresh sandwiches and related ready-to-eat food products. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need food manufacturing capability, a product range covering prepared sandwiches and pasta products, and operational capacity to serve one or more defined geographical areas. They would also need to meet mandatory specification and product-assessment requirements, provide commercially competitive pricing, and demonstrate the economic and technical capability required by the buyer. The awards show that small and medium-sized enterprises can compete successfully: all final-stage bids recorded for the five areas were from SMEs, with four bids for Belfast and three for each other area.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Fresh Sandwiches

Notice Description

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) sought through this tender opportunity to appoint suppliers for the supply and delivery of Fresh Sandwiches to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).

Lot Information

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Fresh Sandwiches to Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area.

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.

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.

Northern Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Fresh Sandwiches to Northern Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area.

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.

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.

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Fresh Sandwiches to South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area.

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.

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.

Southern Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Fresh Sandwiches to Southern Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area.

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.

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.

Western Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Fresh Sandwiches to Western Health and Social Care Trust Geographical Area.

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.

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 Sandwiches and Fresh Ready to Eat Grab and Go Foods' via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6256138. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document v1.0 6256138; and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 6256138 (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, Friday 5th December 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e188
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071852-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products


CPV Codes

15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15800000 - Miscellaneous food products

15811500 - Prepared bread products

15811510 - Sandwiches

15811511 - Prepared sandwiches

15850000 - Pasta products

15851210 - Prepared pasta

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,591,623 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,591,623 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,906,728 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Additional Buyers

Business Services Organisation

Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland

NI Fire and Rescue Service

NI Patient Client Council

NI Public Health Agency

NI Social Care Council

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust

Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency

Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery

Procurement and Logistics Service

Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Western Health and 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
BT9 7AB
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
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Freshways Ltd

The Brunch Box Sandwich Company Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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