Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Lagan Valley Island
Lisburn
BT274RL
Contact
Kathryn Cahill
kathryn.cahill@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tender to provide a Food and Drink Programme for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55520000 - Catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Delivery of a Food and Drink Programme on behalf of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £430,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of a Food and Drink Programme, initially for the period from May 2024 - March 2025, with the option to extend for a further 2 years (1+1).
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier
Explanation:
The purpose of this VEAT is to inform the market of a variation to an existing contract to allow for the facilitation of additional Food Markets under the tendered LCCC Food and Drink Programme. The additional services will equate to a 11% increase in the initial estimated contract value.
This contract variation is compliant with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations -
72.-(1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:-
(c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:- (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 November 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Babble Belfast
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
Companies House
NI674515
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £40,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The purpose of this VEAT is to inform the market of a variation to an existing contract to allow for the facilitation of additional Food Markets under the tendered LCCC Food and Drink Programme. The additional services will equate to a 15% increase in the initial estimated contract value.
This contract variation is compliant with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations -
72.-(1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:-
(c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:- (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NI Ombudsman
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom