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title: "Dishwashers, Blast Chillers and Toasters"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042c2c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2024-01-10"
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# Dishwashers, Blast Chillers and Toasters

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042c2c

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## Summary

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) recently awarded a contract for the provision of Dishwashers, Blast Chillers, and Toasters under the framework agreement CAT 11039. The procurement method was limited, and the contract was negotiated without prior publication of a contract notice due to extreme urgency caused by unforeseeable circumstances. The contract value was increased by 50% to £440,000 to continue providing goods until the new procurement concludes by 31st March 2024.

This tender opportunity, managed by EANI, presents a chance for suppliers of catering equipment to engage in business growth. Businesses dealing with catering equipment, especially those capable of responding to urgent procurement needs, would find this tender suitable for competition. The active supplier for this award is Stephens Catering Equipment Co Ltd, based in Ballymena, a large-scale enterprise. For more information and engagement with EANI, interested parties can visit their procurement portal: EANI Procurement Portal.

## Notice

The award of a framework agreement by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect of the provision of Dishwashers, Blast Chillers and Toasters for EANI CAT 11039 as further described in OJEU Contract Notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply of Dishwashers, Blast Chillers and Toasters to the Education Authority NI

### Procurement Information

The call off contract was entered into by EANI was initially for a term ending 30 April 2022 with the option to extend for two further periods of up to 6 and 13 months respectively. These options were taken up and the call off contract was in place until 30 November 2023 (Expiry) under Regulation 72(1)(f) of The Public Contacts Regulations 2015. The contract was modified in December 2023to allow for a short 4 month extension for the contract to finish on 31 March 2024. EANI has commenced a new procurement which has been issued via the CAT 23 001 Dynamic Purchasing System this will be concluded by 31 March 2024. The original call off contract was for a maximum value of PS881,000 this modification is to increase the value of this contract by a maximum of 50% PS440,000. Further additional services until the commencement of the new framework agreement, which were not included in the original procurement, 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. Namely, unprecedented staff shortages in the catering industry and industrial action by staff. Staffing issues caused by industry wide recruitment problems have delayed the new procurement, with such circumstances, and the ensuing delay, unforeseeable by EANI. Accordingly, a modification of value is required in order to allow the continuation of the provision of goods whilst the procurement exercise carried out via CAT 23 001 Dynamic Purchasing is concluded and the new contract commences. (ii) The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract. Other than the value of the call off contract being increased to allow the continuation of the provision of goods whilst the new procurement is concluded and the new contract in place, the nature of the call off contract is not being amended; and (iii) Any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. The upper estimate of the original Framework Agreement was PS881,000 GBP, this modification is for PS440,000 which is less than 50% of the original maximum value of PS881,000. This does not exceed 50% of the value of the original call off contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000872-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £440,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 2NQ |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

### Codes

- 39310000 - Catering equipment

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2024 at 17:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000872-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.stephenscateringequipment.com/

## Provenance

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