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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks for Clients within NI Health and Social Care"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05879e"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE"
published: "2025-08-14"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement for Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks for Clients within NI Health and Social Care

Buyer: PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05879e

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## Summary

The Procurement and Logistics Service is spearheading a public procurement process involving a preliminary market engagement for the provision of vending services, including confectionery, snacks, and drinks for clients within the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care sector. This initiative, under the planning stage, focuses on the services category within the industry and is located in Belfast, United Kingdom. Interested parties must register on eTendersNI and submit their responses by 15:00 on 4th September 2025. The tender is anticipated to start recognising contract notices by 21st November 2025.

This tender offers promising business opportunities for companies specialising in vending-machine ingredients, vending machines, and automatic goods-vending machines, along with canteen and catering services. Businesses with capabilities in these areas and an understanding of Northern Irish devolved regulations are well-suited to compete. The process encourages engagement with the market to determine vendor capabilities, presenting a growth platform for firms aiming to expand their footprint in the healthcare vending services industry. The contract period is expected to commence on 1st March 2026, with potential for renewal, ensuring sustained opportunities for established vendors.

## Notice

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 provision of Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks.

### 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 Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks for Clients within NI Health and Social Care via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6081888. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document
v1.0 Vending Services and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 Vending Services (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, Thursday 4th September 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/048636-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT12 6HU |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Blackstaff |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 15894500 - Vending-machine ingredients
- 42933000 - Vending machines
- 42933300 - Automatic goods-vending machines
- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2025 at 09:13 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048636-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048636-2025
  14th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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