01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL)
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Category
- goods
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 17 November 2025
Description
Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL) is an arms-length body of The Department of Communities. USEL provide a wide range of services to people with disabilities or health conditions. USEL exists solely to help people with disabilities and health related conditions move into and sustain employment. Every year we employ, support and train over 1200 people across Northern Ireland. USEL offers a range of learning programs to help people get into employment and offer support to employers for our clients. USEL operates as a social enterprise model, combining a strong social mission with business operations. The Employment Services division is dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions in securing meaningful employment opportunities. The Ability Cafés, established in 2018, are driven by a powerful mission: to empower local adults with disabilities through accredited onsite training in health and safety, food preparation, kitchen hygiene, and customer service. These cafés serve as a dynamic platform for individuals to gain hands-on experience in the hospitality industry, equipping them with the skills and confidence to excel in their careers. USEL requires a Supplier for the supply and delivery of ambient, fresh and chilled products for the Ability Cafes with locations across the Belfast and Greater Belfast Area.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
DFC - Disability and Work Branch - Wholesale Supplies for the Ability Cafes
- Awarded
- 18 December 2025
- Award value
- £334,000
- Suppliers
- 2
- Signed contract
- 7 January 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL)
182-188 Cambrai Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT13 3JH, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PDHG-1617-ZJJXCPD - Supplies & Services Division
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXVHENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED
1 Hightown Avenue, Newtownabbey, UKN0D, BT36 4RT, United Kingdom
Companies House NI006894 →HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED
1 Hightown Avenue, Newtownabbey, UKN0D, BT36 4RT, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PTDD-2623-PPYPCompanies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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