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Ready Meal Containers and Sealing Film

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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Planning

17 Aug 2026 at 12:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service, on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, is exploring the supply and delivery of ready meal containers and sealing film. The requirement covers food containers and trays used for ready meals, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The buyer is seeking information from the market about suppliers’ capabilities in providing these products and supporting delivery. This is a goods requirement for businesses involved in manufacturing, wholesaling, distributing or supplying food containers, food trays and compatible sealing film. Suppliers that can provide both product lines, or can work with partners to provide the combined requirement, are likely to find the subject matter relevant when a future procurement reaches the market.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a preliminary market engagement exercise, rather than an invitation to tender. Interested businesses are expected to review the market-engagement questionnaire and supporting documents and submit completed responses through the buyer’s secure messaging system by 15:00 on 1 September 2026. The buyer’s anticipated date for publishing a contract notice is 2 October 2026. The planned contract period is 12 January 2027 to 11 January 2030, with a possible extension or renewal taking the maximum period to 12 January 2032. The procurement is below the applicable threshold. It is structured as one lot. The engagement is intended to test the market’s ability to supply and deliver the required containers and sealing film.

This process will suit suppliers with established capability in ready meal packaging, including food-container and food-tray manufacturers, sealing-film producers, packaging wholesalers and specialist distributors. Businesses should be able to demonstrate that they can supply the relevant product range and organise reliable delivery across the United Kingdom. The buyer is specifically seeking evidence of market capability, so useful preparation will include clear information about available ready meal containers, trays and sealing film, product compatibility, supply capacity, distribution arrangements and the ability to support a multi-year health and social care requirement. The requirement may also suit packaging businesses working through supply partnerships where one organisation cannot provide every product directly. Responses to the engagement will help shape the future procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ready Meal Containers and Sealing Film

Notice Description

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Health and Social Care NI (HSCNI) wish to seek engagement with the marketplace to ascertain the market's capabilities in respect of the supply and delivery of Ready Meal Containers and Sealing Film.

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 Ready Meal Containers and Sealing Film' via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID, CfT Reference Number 6523488. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document v1.0 6523488; and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnairev1.0 6523488 (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, Tuesday 1st September 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-06e58e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078082-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

39221130 - Food containers

39222200 - Food trays

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Jan 2027 - 11 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6HU
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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