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Published 4 Nov 2025, 16:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tender to provide a Food and Drink Programme for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Awarded value£40,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Nov 2025
Awarded to Babble Belfast

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of a Food and Drink Programme on behalf of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC).

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Delivery of a Food and Drink Programme, initially for the period from May 2024 - March…

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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Nov 2025, 16:48 GMT
Last source update
4 Nov 2025, 16:48 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071034
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05da62 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification

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.

Publisher note: 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Babble Belfast£40,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 071034-2025-1 · Babble Belfast

    Signed
    4 Nov 2025
    Value
    £40,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT274RLContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI OmbudsmanReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Babble BelfastAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI674515 Belfast, Northern Ireland

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.