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title: "CAT-19-013 Frozen Food Products"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a978"
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# CAT-19-013 Frozen Food Products

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a978

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## Summary

The Education Authority of Northern Ireland has awarded a contract for the supply and delivery of frozen food products, designated under the CPV code 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products. This procurement process forms part of the ongoing requirements to provide essential food supplies to the Education Authority's various catering units and kitchens across Northern Ireland. The awarded contract, identified as CAT-19-013, involves a 3-month extension to the existing framework due to unforeseen delays in the evaluation of a new tender process. The contract extension starts on 1st November 2024 and ends on 31st January 2025, ensuring continued service provision. The contracting method used is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified under Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to unforeseen circumstances. The overall value of this contract modification is £3,670,184.14 GBP, bringing the revised total to £32,424,984.00 GBP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in the food supply chain, especially those capable of providing high-quality frozen food products and maintaining a reliable delivery schedule. Companies that can adapt to the education sector's precise needs and operate at a large scale will find this tender particularly beneficial. Suppliers such as Henderson Food Service have previously been successful in securing contracts under this framework. Businesses focusing on logistical efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and high standards of food safety and quality management are well-positioned to compete and expand their market presence within the Northern Irish public sector.

## Notice

For the Supply and Delivery of Frozen Food Products to EA Catering Units/Kitchens or other locations within Northern for the period 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022 with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Supply of Frozen Food Products to the Education Authority N.Ireland

Options: 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022 with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months or parts thereof.

### Procurement Information

This contract is not an award without prior notice. This contract was awarded as per publication reference 2021/S 000-018224 July 2021. Modification to the framework is necessary to ensuring ongoing service provision and to facilitate the procurement of essential frozen food products required to serve meals until the commencement of a new arrangement is in place. These requirements have become necessary and are permitted by Regulation 72(1)(c) of The Public Contacts Regulations 2015. Namely, the following conditions have been fulfilled: (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; There is currently a new tender process for the re procurement of Frozen Foods which it was anticipated would be completed by 30th June 2024 with a view to a new contract start date of 1st August 2024. However, there has been a delay in the evaluation which is outside of EA's control. The supplies are required by schools and therefore require this short modification to term of 3 months to ensure no break in service. The additional 3 months is within the timeframes permissible under the Regulation 72. (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; The proposed modification does not impact the overall nature of the contract, it remains to be there to supply frozen food products. (iii)any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. The awarded value of the original Framework was PS21,879,000 GBP. Further modified in May 2024 by PS4,375,800 and again in July 2024 for an additional PS2,500,000. This modification of PS3,670,184.14 represents less than 50% which is permissible.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032168-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2021 - 31 Jan 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £21,879,000 |
| Lots value | £21,879,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £87,434,584 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | EDUCATION AUTHORITY; THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY N.IRELAND |
| Locality | ARMAGH |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT61 9AX |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | HENDERSON FOOD SERVICE; HENDERSON FOODSERVICE; HENDERSONS FOOD SERVICE; SYSCO FOODS NI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15555000 - Ice cream and similar products
- 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2024 at 08:28 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032168-2024
- 24 Sep 2024 at 08:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030423-2024
- 29 Aug 2024 at 15:12 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027646-2024
- 30 Jul 2024 at 07:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023694-2024
- 25 Jun 2024 at 08:14 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019371-2024
- 12 Jun 2024 at 08:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018120-2024
- 7 Feb 2023 at 15:52 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003754-2023
- 30 Jul 2021 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018224-2021
- 23 Apr 2021 at 10:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008711-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:107586-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus
- https://www.henderson-foodservice.com/
- https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/
- https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/
- https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/
- https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges
- https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducation-fe-colleges

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