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Collection and Disposal of Used Cooking Oil

Education Authority NI

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Planning

18 Sep 2026 at 16:09

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority is preparing a concession contract for collecting and disposing of used cooking oil from education establishments and other educational bodies across Northern Ireland. The service covers the collection of used cooking oil and its subsequent disposal, with related waste-management activity. The procurement is led by the Education Authority, based in Belfast, for delivery throughout Northern Ireland. The main category is environmental and waste services, including used cooking-oil handling and disposal. Suppliers should be able to organise a reliable collection service across a geographically dispersed education estate, manage collected cooking oil appropriately, and demonstrate the operational arrangements needed for compliant disposal. The requirement is presented as a single service covering the Education Authority and Northern Irish educational bodies.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The Education Authority expects to use a concession contract under the Procurement Act 2023, subject to taking the requirement forward. It is seeking market interest and information to inform a retendering process. Interested suppliers are expected to complete a pre-market engagement questionnaire through the eTendersNI messaging portal by 15:00 on 2 October 2026. Any future contract is anticipated to run from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2029, with renewal provisions allowing extension to 30 April 2031. The future concession value will be established at tender stage and is expected to reflect estimated revenue receivable by the concessionaire, based on historic collected-oil volumes.

The engagement is likely to suit specialist waste-management, used-cooking-oil collection and disposal businesses with the vehicles, containers, staff and systems to provide regular collections across Northern Ireland. It may also suit smaller suppliers: the planned lot is identified as suitable for SMEs. Relevant preparation should include demonstrating safe handling, storage, transport and disposal arrangements for used cooking oil, together with the capacity to service multiple education sites consistently. Businesses with experience managing collection routes, recording volumes and working across public-sector or multi-site estates are likely to be well placed when a formal procurement is developed. The concession model means suppliers should also understand how revenue may arise from collected oil volumes. The questionnaire is intended to gather market knowledge and will not form part of any future tender evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Collection and Disposal of Used Cooking Oil

Notice Description

Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Concession Contract for the Collection and Disposal of Used Cooking Oil for the Education Authority throughout Northern Ireland. EANI wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the retendering process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT Documents of CfT 6741529. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 3 pm on the closing date detailed. There are no formal documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this preprocurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider from participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier/ provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and there is no commitment, at this stage to carrying out such a process. No estimated contract value is available at this stage. If taken forward to tender, the concession contract value will be established at tender stage and it is anticipated this will be calculated on the basis of the total estimated revenue receivable by the concessionaire over the duration of the contract through historic usage relating to the volume of oil collected, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Planning Information

Pre Market Enagement Questionnaire (PME) for the Collection and Disposal of Used Cooking Oil for the Education Authority and NI Educational Bodies. Interested Suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire via eTendersNI messaging portal by no later than 15:00 hours on 02 October 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775cf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088863-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

15411200 - Cooking oil

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90513900 - Sludge disposal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Education Authority NI
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 2NQ
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Duncairn
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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