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title: "Fresh Bread"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0522dc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BELFAST HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST"
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# Fresh Bread

Buyer: BELFAST HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0522dc

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## Summary

The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, along with other regional health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland, has completed an open tender process for the supply and delivery of fresh bread to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). This procurement process, which falls under the goods category, was initiated to ensure a reliable supply of bread products, including rolls and morning goods, to the HSCNI network. The process concluded with the award on 29th October 2025, and the contract was signed on 24th October 2025. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st November 2025 and will run until 31st October 2028, with the possibility of extending up to two additional years. The procurement method adhered to Northern Irish devolved regulations and was covered by the Global Procurement Agreement (GPA).

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for suppliers specializing in food distribution in the healthcare sector. The contract is valued at approximately £7.68 million GBP and is currently awarded to Hovis Limited, indicating potential competition mainly among large-scale food suppliers capable of meeting stringent food safety and delivery requirements. Businesses equipped to offer high-quality products with reliable delivery services, and capable of scaling their operations, would find this contract conducive to expanding their market presence in Northern Ireland’s public health sector.

## Notice

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 bread 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. The estimated values quoted in FRM03.N38 allow for potential growth and increases to the service.

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 bread’ via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 5931937. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document v1.0 Fresh Bread; and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 Fresh Bread (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, Wednesday 11th June 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069540-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,584,153 |
| Lots value | £7,584,153 |
| Awards value | £7,679,197 |
| Contracts value | £7,679,197 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Additional buyers | BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST; NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST; PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE; REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE; SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST; SOUTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST; WESTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT12 6HU |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0A Derry City and Strabane |
| Local authority | Derry City and Strabane |
| Electoral ward | Kilfennan |
| Westminster constituency | Foyle |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOVIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15811000 - Bread products
- 15811100 - Bread
- 15811200 - Rolls
- 15811500 - Prepared bread products
- 15813000 - Morning goods

## Release History

- 29 Oct 2025 at 16:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069540-2025
- 13 Oct 2025 at 13:54 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064832-2025
- 1 Aug 2025 at 15:12 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045357-2025
- 23 May 2025 at 13:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026434-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069540-2025
  29th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064832-2025
  13th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045357-2025
  1st August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026434-2025
  23rd May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do
- https://www.hovis.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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