Official UK procurement notice
Fresh Fish · UK public procurement notice
Procurement agent: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust·On behalf of: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBusiness Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) sought through this tender opportunity to appoint a supplier for the supply and delivery of Fresh Fish to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).
CPV: Dried or salted fish; fish in brine; smoked fish · Fish fillets · Fish fillets, fish livers and roe · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fresh fish fillets · Smoked fish
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,484,420
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documents.
What 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).
- 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.
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jan 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 13:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
6249669- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057655- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0610eaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Jan 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published266 days ago28 Jan 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Market engagement250 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
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 Fish' via eTendersNI (etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗ ) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6269224. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory
Document v1.0 6269224 ; and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 6269224 (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, Friday 13th February 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.
- Next notice expected203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published125 days ago18 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Clarification questions by103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline93 days ago20 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by65 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends42 days ago9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 13:02 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jan 2026, 13:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2026, 14:51 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,484,42018 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Status changed to active18 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST18 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Aug 2026, 15:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2026, 15:02 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Oct 2026, 13:02 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 28 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEENAN SEAFOOD LTDSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: 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. | £2,571,489 | 28 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Fresh Fish · KEENAN SEAFOOD LTDSME
- Signed
- 22 Sept 2026
- Value
- £2,571,489
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 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.
No agreed KPIs: As the contract value is under £5 million, KPI’s are not required.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceBeneficiary authority
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceProcess contact pointProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTendering 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- Keenan Seafood Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender