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Fresh Fish

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2026 at 15:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 Jun 2026 at 14:51

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

28 Jan 2026 at 13:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement covers the supply and delivery of fresh fish to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The requirement includes fresh fish fillets, as well as dried, salted, brined and smoked fish products, fish livers and roe. It is a goods contract serving 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. Delivery is required across Northern Ireland. The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service managed the tendering process for these health and social care organisations. The requirement is intended to support the food and catering needs of service users across the participating trusts.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. One lot was awarded to Keenan Seafood Ltd. on 28 August 2026 for £2,571,489.38 including tax. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an option to extend by up to 24 months, potentially until 30 September 2031. The estimated lot value was £2,484,420 including tax. The award decision is subject to a standstill period ending on 9 September 2026, with contract signature scheduled for 10 September 2026. Price accounted for 100% of the scored evaluation, while mandatory product specification and product assessment quality requirements were pass/fail. Economic and technical selection criteria applied. The buyer also reserved the right to increase the product range during the contract.

This award demonstrates established demand from five Northern Ireland health and social care trusts for a broad fresh-fish range and coordinated delivery across the region. A credible future competitor would need reliable sourcing and distribution for fresh fish fillets, smoked, salted and brined products, fish livers and roe, with sufficient capacity to serve multiple healthcare locations. The evaluation shows that competitive pricing is decisive, but suppliers must also pass mandatory checks on product specification and product assessment. Businesses should therefore be able to evidence consistent product quality, dependable fulfilment and the technical and economic capacity required for a public-sector food supply contract. Keenan Seafood Ltd. is recorded as an SME, and the procurement received one final-stage bid, indicating that a specialist SME can deliver the requirement at this scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fresh Fish

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 Fish 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.

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 Fish' via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6269224. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document v1.0 6269224 ; and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 6269224 (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 13th February 2026. 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-0610ea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082253-2026
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

15210000 - Fish fillets, fish livers and roe

15211000 - Fish fillets

15211100 - Fresh fish fillets

15230000 - Dried or salted fish; fish in brine; smoked fish

15234000 - Smoked fish

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,484,420 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,484,420 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,571,489 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
28 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Additional Buyers

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Procurement and Logistics Service

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
BELFAST
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
1
Supplier Name

KEENAN SEAFOOD LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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