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Ready Meal Containers and Sealing Film

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

16 Oct 2026 at 14:35

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Aug 2026 at 12:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Regional Business Services Organisation’s Procurement and Logistics Service is buying ready-meal containers and matching sealing film for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. The requirement is split between injection-moulded polypropylene containers and film, and crystallised polyethylene terephthalate containers and film. The first lot serves Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Northern Health and Social Care Trust; the second serves Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. These are food packaging products for delivery in Northern Ireland. The procurement covers both the containers and the film used to seal them, with the buyer reserving scope to add products to the range in response to service-user requirements.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement has reached the tender stage. Questions were due by 6 November 2026 at 15:00, and bids by 16 November 2026 at 15:00; the stated award decision date is 10 December 2026. Contracts are scheduled to start on 12 January 2027 and run to 11 January 2032, with extensions totalling up to 24 months. The total estimated value is £2,304,350 excluding VAT (£2,765,220 including VAT). Lot 1 is valued at £1,896,395 excluding VAT (£2,275,674 including VAT); Lot 2 at £407,955 excluding VAT (£489,546 including VAT). For both lots, price carries 100% weighting after mandatory specification and product-assessment quality requirements are passed. Economic and technical selection criteria apply.

This opportunity suits suppliers able to manufacture or source food-grade ready-meal packaging and provide compatible sealing film, with capacity to deliver reliably to health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland. Bidders may target the polypropylene lot, the CPET lot, or both; the former covers two trusts, while the latter is for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. Suppliers will need to meet mandatory product specification and product-assessment requirements, so strong product compliance and evidence of suitability are central to qualification. Economic and technical selection tests also apply, with their detailed requirements set out in the tender documents. The evaluation makes price decisive once both mandatory quality gates have been passed. The buyer may add products during the contract, making range flexibility useful; contract extension is also possible.

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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) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint supplier(s) for the supply and delivery of Ready Meal Containers and Sealing film to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).

Lot Information

Injection Moulded Polypropylene (IMP) Containers and Film

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Injection Moulded Polypropylene (IMP) Containers and Film to Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Northern Health and Social Care Trust.

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.

Crystallized Polyethylene Terephthalate (CPET) Container and Film

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Crystallized Polyethylene Terephthalate (CPET) Container and Film to Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

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 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/098019-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£2,304,350 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,304,350 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
2 Oct 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Jan 2027 - 11 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
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

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
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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