Official UK procurement notice
Bottled Water · UK public procurement notice
Procurement agent: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust·On behalf of: Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£82,687≈ £41k / year · £99,224 inc. VAT5.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2026awarded 20 Feb 2026
Awarded to Soileir Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn the spirit of Section 32 of the Procurement Act 2023 Business Services Organisation
(BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks through this tender opportunity
to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Bottled Water to Health and Social
Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) for re-sale in Health and Social Care facilities, by a
'Supported Employment Provider'
CPV: Beverages, tobacco and related products · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Mineral water · Non-alcoholic beverages · Sparkling mineral water · Still mineral water
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- Quality - Mandatory Quality (Supported Employment Provider Status): Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation.
- Quality - Mandatory Quality (Specification): Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation.
- Price: 100% as detailed in the Tender documentation.
- Quality - Mandatory Quality (Product Assessment): Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 11:23 GMT
- Authority reference
6300222- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085022- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05faa7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published305 days ago19 Dec 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Clarification questions by281 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago21 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts234 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published221 days ago13 Mar 2026, 11:23 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 15:24 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published13 Mar 2026, 11:23 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 11:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £87,1771 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soileir LimitedSMEVCSE | £87,177 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bottled Water · Soileir LimitedSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2026
- Value
- £87,177
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 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.
- 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.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceProcess contact pointProcuring entityTendering service for Health Service NI entities.
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Soileir LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender