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Published 23 Feb 2026, 17:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Food Safety Training · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Procurement agent: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust·On behalf of: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£500,500total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Sept 2026
Lots 4see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsends 14 Oct 2028 · up to 14 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 15 Oct 2026

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Food Safety Training for BHSCT, NHSCT, SEHSCT and SHSCT

CPV: Education and training services · Environmental training services · Safety training services · Staff training services · Training programme services · Training seminars · Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 15 Oct 2026
Published description of the framework

Refer to Tender documents.

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Food Safety Training for Belfast Health and Social Care TrustRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£132,000

Food Safety Training for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT)

Contract period: 15 Oct 2026 – 14 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 14 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £132,000 exc. VAT · £158,400 inc. VAT
Extensions: The right to additional purchases while the Framework is valid. · The Buyer will have the option to extend the Framework for any period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months, plus 18 months emergency extension.
80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training services80511000 Staff training services80521000 Training programme services80522000 Training seminars80540000 Environmental training services
Lot #2Food Safety Training for Northern Health and Social Care TrustRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£88,000

Food Safety Training for Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT)

Contract period: 15 Oct 2026 – 14 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 14 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £88,000 exc. VAT · £105,600 inc. VAT
Extensions: The right to additional purchases while the Framework is valid. · The Buyer will have the option to extend the Framework for any period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months, plus 18 months emergency extension.
80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training services80511000 Staff training services80521000 Training programme services80522000 Training seminars80540000 Environmental training services
Lot #3Food Safety Training for South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£165,000

Food Safety Training for South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT)

Contract period: 15 Oct 2026 – 14 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 14 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £165,000 exc. VAT · £198,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The right to additional purchases while the Framework is valid. · The Buyer will have the option to extend the Framework for any period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months, plus 18 months emergency extension.
80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training services80511000 Staff training services80521000 Training programme services80522000 Training seminars80540000 Environmental training services
Lot #4Food Safety Training for Southern Health and Social Care TrustRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£115,500

Food Safety Training for Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT)

Contract period: 15 Oct 2026 – 14 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 14 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £115,500 exc. VAT · £138,600 inc. VAT
Extensions: The right to additional purchases while the Framework is valid. · The Buyer will have the option to extend the Framework for any period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months, plus 18 months emergency extension.
80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training services80511000 Staff training services80521000 Training programme services80522000 Training seminars80540000 Environmental training services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Food Safety Training” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Feb 2026, 17:02 GMT
Last source update
21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Oct 2026
Authority reference
5965893
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079972
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesEnvironmental training servicesSafety training servicesStaff training servicesTraining programme servicesTraining seminarsTraining services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065a81 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

23 Feb 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published245 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 17:02 GMT
  2. Market engagement229 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

    This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential providers of food safety training to Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT), Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT), South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) and Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT).

    To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of our Clients to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this PME will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Tuesday 10 March 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

  3. Tender notice published66 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST
  4. Admission / appointment period ends34 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Award decision expected by23 days ago
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts11 days ago
    15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Feb 2026, 17:02 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £500,500
    21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST
    was £0
  4. Status changed to active
    21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST
  6. Deadline published: 21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    21 Aug 2026, 14:27 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Belfast Health and Social Care

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLQJ-5727-JCLR A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7ABContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure