Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement for Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks for Clients within NI Health and Social Care

  • Procurement and Logistics Service

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-048636

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05879e

Published 14 August 2025, 10:13am



Scope

Reference

6081888

Description

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Health and Social Care NI (HSCNI) wish to seek engagement with the marketplace to ascertain the market's capabilities in respect of the provision of Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029
  • Possible extension to 28 February 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 15894500 - Vending-machine ingredients
  • 42933000 - Vending machines
  • 42933300 - Automatic goods-vending machines
  • 55500000 - Canteen and catering services

Contract locations

  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 September 2025

Engagement process description

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 Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks for Clients within NI Health and Social Care via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ) at their earliest convenience, by searching for Resource ID / CfT Reference Number 6081888. Please request a copy of the following documents (a) CP13 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire Explanatory Document

v1.0 Vending Services and (b) CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire v1.0 Vending Services (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, Thursday 4th September 2025. 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.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

21 November 2025


Contracting authority

Procurement and Logistics Service

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWNJ-1991-NGDW

77 Boucher Crescent

Belfast

BT12 6HU

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland