Official UK procurement notice
T2695 - Expression of Interest - Medical and First Aid Provision at Fleadh Cheoil 2026
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast City Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the comprehensive management of medical and first aid services in support of the Fleadh Cheoil event. 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
The appointed provider must be capable of delivering a robust and responsive medical service that aligns with the scale and sensitivity of the event. As part of the tender process, providers will be required to demonstrate their capacity to cover the necessary number of shifts and deploy sufficient medical personnel, as deemed appropriate by the Council, to ensure public safety throughout the event duration.
This notice is issued for market engagement purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition. Responses will inform the Council’s approach to procurement and service design.
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Oct 2025, 13:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 13:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068981- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d54dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 31 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published366 days ago28 Oct 2025, 13:48 GMT
- Market engagement348 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Interested suppliers are invited to submit an expression of interest by emailing the Council’s Corporate Procurement Services team at cps@belfastcity.gov.uk. Upon receipt, a brief scope of requirements document will be issued to help suppliers assess their capacity to deliver the proposed service.
- Tender notice expected272 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts271 days ago31 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Oct 2025, 13:48 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender