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Published 27 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Barista Style Coffee, Hot and Cold Food, Ice Cream and Confectionary Mobile Catering at Gosford Forest Park

Official notice

Authority: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Final published estimate£100≈ £50 / year · 1 value update

Submissions closed 18 Dec 2025awarded 9 Jan 2026

Awarded to EXPRESS CATERING GROUP LTD

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is inviting tender applications for

the purpose of providing mobile trading for barista style coffee, hot and cold food, ice

cream and confectionery mobile catering in Gosford Forest Park. The successful trader

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will be confined to trading in the Park and no other ABC Council facilities are included in

this tender application. The successful tender, when awarded, will not be transferable to

other ABC Council locations. Further details provided within.

CPV: Catering services · Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£100

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £100 exc. VAT · £100 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: two options to extend by 12 months

55520000 Catering services 55523000 Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

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

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 25% Quality / 75% Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
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: 27 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
Last source update: 16 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
Authority reference: 6259471
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-077707
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Catering servicesCatering services for other enterprises or other institutions
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ea34 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

27 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates

Tender notice published333 days ago
27 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
Submission deadline312 days ago
18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Latest notice published283 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
Contract starts208 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
27 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
27 Nov 2025, 16:13 GMT
UK4
Published value updated
27 Nov 2025, 16:13 GMT
Contract award notice published
16 Jan 2026, 14:16 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Jan 2026, 14:16 GMT
Contract details notice published
16 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-11: 1 release · 27 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EXPRESS CATERING GROUP LTDSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Two options to extend by 12 months	£100 inc. VAT	9 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Barista Style Coffee, Hot and Cold Food, Ice Cream and Confectionary Mobile Catering at Gosford Forest Park · EXPRESS CATERING GROUP LTDSME
Signed
16 Jan 2026
Value
£100 inc. VAT
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Two options to extend by 12 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYMV-3527-LYNZ Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre, 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1ALContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EXPRESS CATERING GROUP LTDAwarded supplier 169 MOWHAN ROAD, MARKETHILL, Northern Ireland, BT60 1RRContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Jan 2026, 14:16 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Nov 2025, 16:13 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT