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Published 31 May 2023, 11:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T2358 Dynamic Purchasing System for the Supply of Food Products - Second Contract Notice of Contracts Awarded

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Dynamic market9 lotsGoodsOpen procedureMax 9 lots per supplier

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Dynamic market estimate£1,530,000total for 9 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 29 Jul 2023awarded 10 Apr 2025

Lots 9max 9 won per supplier

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Notification of award of Contracts under T2358:

T2358 G DPS Food Products for Category 2A Fruit and Vegetables Belfast Zoo

T2358 F DPS Food Products Category 1a Meat and Poultry

CPV: Animal feedstuffs · Dairy products · Fish · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fruit vegetables · Meat · Miscellaneous food products · Straw and forage

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice

Type: Dynamic market
Bids received: 3 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 5 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · no lot values published · win at most 9 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1T2358 F DPS Food Products Category 1a Meat and PoultryAwardedRenewal

Category 1 Sub category 1a of the Food Products DPS is for Meat and Poultry for Belfast Zoo. Additional information: The initial contract period is for 1 year with the option to renew on an annual basis for a further 2 years (1 year + 1 year)

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

Lot #2T2358 G DPS Food Products for Category 2A Fruit and Vegetables Belfast ZooAwardedRenewal

Category 2 Sub category 2a of the Food Products DPS is for Fruit and Vegetable's for Belfast Zoo. Additional information: The initial contract period was for 6 months with the option to renew for an additional 6 months

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

03221200 Fruit vegetables

Lot #3Category 3 – FishRenewal

Category 3 of the Food Products DPS is for Fish.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

Lot #4Category 4 - Dairy ProductsRenewal

Category 4 of the Food Products DPS is for Dairy Products.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

15500000 Dairy products

Lot #5Category 5 - Ambient FoodRenewal

Category 5 of the Food Products DPS is for Ambient Food.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

15800000 Miscellaneous food products

Lot #6Category 6 - Raptor/reptile and live animal foodRenewal

Category 6 of the Food Products DPS is for Raptor/Reptile and Live Animal Food.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

15700000 Animal feedstuffs

Lot #7T2358 D DPS Food Products Category 7 LucerneAwardedRenewal

Category 7 of the Food Products DPS is for Lucerne.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

03114000 Straw and forage

Lot #8T2358 A DPS Food Products Category 8 Hay and HaylageAwardedRenewal

Category 8 of the Food Products DPS is for Hay and Straw.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

03114000 Straw and forage

Lot #9T2358 B DPS Food Products Category 9 Dry Animal FeedAwardedRenewal

Category 9 of the Food Products DPS is for Dry Animal Food

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract/Dynamic Purchasing System shall be for an initial period of five years. The Council reserves the right to extend for a further period.Variant bids: not allowed

15700000 Animal feedstuffs

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Price	Social value	Split
1 · T2358 F DPS Food Products Category 1a Meat and Poultry	200	—
2 · T2358 G DPS Food Products for Category 2A Fruit and Vegetables Belfast Zoo	90	10
7 · T2358 D DPS Food Products Category 7 Lucerne	10	90
8 · T2358 A DPS Food Products Category 8 Hay and Haylage	90	10
9 · T2358 B DPS Food Products Category 9 Dry Animal Feed	90	10

What this means for your bid

Price carries 10–200 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 90 points.
“T2358 Dynamic Purchasing System for the Supply of Food Products -…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement: Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 31 May 2023, 11:14 BST
Last source update: 4 Aug 2025, 09:46 BST
Award evaluation window: 28 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference: T2358
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-045497
Classification (CPV): Animal feedstuffsDairy productsFishFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsFruit vegetablesMeatMiscellaneous food productsStraw and forage
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d07c Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Cumulative value of spend for contracts awarded to date is £571,000.00.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Admission period ends: 29 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 28 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

16 Jun 2023 → 4 Aug 2025 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
16 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
Bids opened
28 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
29 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Notice published
4 Aug 2025, 09:46 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2023

Status changed to active
23 Jun 2023, 10:32 BST
Procurement method changed
23 Jun 2023, 10:32 BST
Deadline published: 29 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
23 Jun 2023, 10:32 BST
Status changed to complete
1 Aug 2025, 17:31 BST
Buyer details updated
4 Aug 2025, 09:46 BST

Routine re-releases (4)

2023-05: 1 release · 31 May 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 3busiest of 5 lots

Contracts signed 6latest 10 Apr 2025

6 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

T2358 G DPS Food Products for Category 2A Fruit and Vegetables Belfast Zoo
Signed
10 Apr 2025
Value
£85,000
Status
active
T2358 F DPS Food Products Category 1a Meat and Poultry
Signed
24 Mar 2025
Value
£255,000
Status
active
T2358 D DPS Food Products Category 7 Lucerne
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
£70,000
Status
active
T2358 C DPS Food Products Category 2 Sub category 2A Fruit and Vegetables Belfast Zoo
Signed
7 Oct 2024
Value
£40,000
Status
active
T2358 B DPS Food Products Category 9 Dry Animal Feed
Signed
19 Sept 2024
Value
£27,000
Status
active
T2358 A DPS Food Products Category 8 Hay and Haylage
Signed
26 Jun 2024
Value
£94,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · T2358 F DPS Food Products Category 1a Meat and Poultry	1bids	—	—	—
2 · T2358 G DPS Food Products for Category 2A Fruit and Vegetables Belfast Zoo	3bids	—	—	—
7 · T2358 D DPS Food Products Category 7 Lucerne	2bids	—	—	—
8 · T2358 A DPS Food Products Category 8 Hay and Haylage	1bids	—	—	—
9 · T2358 B DPS Food Products Category 9 Dry Animal Feed	1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services No 9 Adelaide, 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

6 commercial parties on the notice

Equestrian and Farm FeedsAdmitted to the market 7 Flush park, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT28 2DX
Equestrian and Farm FeedsAdmitted to the market 7 Flush Park, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT28 2DX
John Thompson & Sons LimitedAdmitted to the market 35 - 39 York Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT15 3GW
Lynas Food Service LimitedAdmitted to the market Loughanhill Industrial Estate, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 2NR
Martin McAleese Fruit & Veg LtdAdmitted to the market 14 Lisnagarran Lane, Portglenone, Northern Ireland, BT44 8EX
WD MeatsAdmitted to the market Lower Newmills Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 2JR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.