Official UK procurement notice
Name Badges · UK public procurement notice
Procurement agent: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust·On behalf of: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£419,078≈ £140k / year · £502,894 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2026awarded 12 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to THOMAS FATTORINI LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Tender for Name Badges for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI)
and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS).
CPV: Identification badges · Textile badges · Textile labels and badges
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£419,078
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).
How bids were scored
- Quality - Mandatory Quality: Pass / Fail as per Tender documentation
- Price: 100% as per Tender documentation
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jul 2026, 14:01 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 13:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
6249589- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082768- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdeeFind 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
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published100 days ago17 Jul 2026, 14:01 BST
- Market engagement86 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for Name Badges for Health and Social Care for Northern Ireland (HSCNI) and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of HSCNI and NIFRS 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 Friday 31 July 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise. The CfT reference number is 6626928.
- Tender notice published54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
- Next notice expected54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by32 days ago23 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 days ago30 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago22 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago22 Oct 2026, 13:28 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 5 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill endsin 8 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 36 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
10 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jul 2026, 14:01 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 15:26 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £419,0781 Sept 2026, 15:26 BSTwas £0
- Status changed to active1 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST1 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Oct 2026, 13:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2026, 13:28 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £419,0781 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS FATTORINI LIMITEDSME1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2032Extensions: The Buyer will have the option to extend the contract for any period or periods together totalling no more than 36 months, plus 18 months emergency extension. · 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. | £419,078 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
18 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Children's Court Guardian Agency for NIContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- NI Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training AgencyContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Practice & Education Council for Nursing and MidwiferyContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Social Care CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Patient and Client Council (PCC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Public Health AgencyContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Regional Business Services OrganisationContracting 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 and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
- Regulation and Quality Improvement AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- 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
- Strategic planning and performance groupContracting 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- THOMAS FATTORINI LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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