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Pre Market Engagement for Provision of Soft Services (cleaning, catering and security)

BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)
Northern Ireland
Open procedure
1 June 2027 to 31 May 2030

The requirement combines cleaning, catering and security under one soft-services scope. The notice gives no site count, staffing levels, service frequencies, catering model or security coverage pattern, so the delivery configuration is not yet specified.

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Closed· 21 October 2026

Estimated value: £6.5m; Buyer estimate
Published: 2 October 2026
Deadline: 21 October 2026; Closed
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 May 2030

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of integrated cleaning, catering and security services for emergency service facilities, combining workplace cleaning, food services and protective security.

Provision of Soft Services for NIFRS (cleaning, catering and security)

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90910000, 55330000, 55500000, 55400000

Services in this tender

Multi-service soft FM contractMain service£3.1m typicalSoft services bundle of cleaning, catering and security for fire service

Lifecycle

Published
2 October 2026
Deadline for bidsClosed
21 October 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 June 2027

The buyer

BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3873418/pre-market-engagement-for-provision-of-soft-services-cleaning-catering-and-secur
Buyer reference: PaLS-6367
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-077f59
Last checked: 5 November 2026

BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS). Pre Market Engagement for Provision of Soft Services (cleaning, catering and security). Tender, 2 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3873418/pre-market-engagement-for-provision-of-soft-services-cleaning-catering-and-secur (accessed 5 November 2026).