Official UK procurement notice
T2695 Medical Services and First Aid for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManagement of medical and first aid services at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann event in Belfast, August 2026.
This includes, but is not limited to: Establishment and operation of a dedicated medical centre, Provision and maintenance of appropriate medical equipment, Deployment of trained medical and first aid personnel, Supply of suitable vehicles for medical response.
- How the procedure runs: Belfast City Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers for the management of medical and first aid services at the Fleadh Cheoil event in Belfast, August 2026. This includes, but is not limited to: Establishment and operation of a dedicated medical centre, Provision and maintenance of appropriate medical equipment, Deployment of trained medical and first aid personnel, Supply of suitable vehicles for medical response, Delivery of relevant training and certification, Provision of radios or other communication equipment to support medical coordination. EOIs should be emailed to [email protected] by Friday 28 November 2025. On receipt, Bidders will be issued a Project Brief and asked to re‑confirm interest. Those who re‑confirm will be invited to further stages, likely including: Stage 1 – Engagement to assess capability and scope requirements. Stage 2 – Competitive tendering. Any value stated is indicative only, with the final value determined through market engagement.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Council has opted not to publish a separate preliminary market engagement notice as this Expression of Interest exercise serves the same purpose. By inviting EOIs directly, the Council is able to gauge market capacity, capability and appetite, while keeping the process proportionate and straightforward. Further stages are yet to be determined and may be dictated by the level of interest from the market but at this stage will likely include: Stage 1 - Engagement with interested Bidders to better under capability and capacity to help scope the requirement Stage 2 - A competitive tendering stage
CPV: Ambulance services · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Will be included in the tender documents when ready.
- Technical & professional ability
Will be included in the tender documents when ready.
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: This will be determined later in line with competitive flexible process set out.
- Social value: This will be determined later in line with competitive flexible process set out.
- Cost: This will be determined later in line with competitive flexible process set out.
- Economic & financial standing
Will be included in the tender documents when ready.
- Technical & professional ability
Will be included in the tender documents when ready.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 13:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
T2695- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073990- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e17cFind a Tender
- How it runs
Belfast City Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers for the management of medical and first aid services at the Fleadh Cheoil event in Belfast, August 2026.
This includes, but is not limited to: Establishment and operation of a dedicated medical centre, Provision and maintenance of appropriate medical equipment, Deployment of trained medical and first aid personnel, Supply of suitable vehicles for medical response, Delivery of relevant training and certification, Provision of radios or other communication equipment to support medical coordination. EOIs should be emailed to [email protected] by Friday 28 November 2025. On receipt, Bidders will be issued a Project Brief and asked to re‑confirm interest. Those who re‑confirm will be invited to further stages, likely including:
Stage 1 – Engagement to assess capability and scope requirements. Stage 2 – Competitive tendering.
Any value stated is indicative only, with the final value determined through market engagement.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please email expression of interest to [email protected]
Once finalised the tender process will be managed using e-sourcingni.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published340 days ago14 Nov 2025, 13:29 GMT
- Submission deadline326 days ago28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by262 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts261 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent252 days ago10 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published246 days ago16 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 13:29 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
- Contract details notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John Ambulance Service NISME16 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2027 · up to 8 Feb 2028Extensions: 1 year extension subject to necessary approvals · Options: The Council reserves the right to add additional requirements to the service under this contract during the contract period. These include medical services, equipment and staff for existing and additional sites | £700,000 | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · St John Ambulance Service NISME
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2027 · up to 8 Feb 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year extension subject to necessary approvals
- Options
- The Council reserves the right to add additional requirements to the service under this contract during the contract period. These include medical services, equipment and staff for existing and additional sites
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- St John Ambulance Service NIAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via eSourcingNI or email as appropiate.
Notices 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