Upcoming
Preliminary Market Engagement for Fresh Traybakes, Cakes and Fresh Cooked Sweet Pastry Squares
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · Central government
In brief
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service has announced plans to buy food and drink work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 March 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 50 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
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 supply and delivery of Fresh Traybakes, Cakes and Fresh Cooked Sweet Pastry Squares.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040423-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
153Awards
35Suppliers it has used most for food and drink
- Chemical Treatment Services (Ireland) Limited1 contract
- Freshways1 contract
- Keenan Seafood Ltd.1 contract
- The Brunch Box Sandwich Company Limited1 contract
- Theatre and Endoscopy Service Technicians Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open food and drink tenders- £9.26mframework ceiling
From notice 040423-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.