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title: "CAT-19-015 Refrigeration, Freezing and Chilling"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044990"
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buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2024-03-15"
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# CAT-19-015 Refrigeration, Freezing and Chilling

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044990

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## Summary

The Education Authority Northern Ireland has awarded a contract for the provision of commercial catering refrigeration, freezing, and chilling equipment under the framework CAT-19-015 to Stephen McKenna Company T/A Galgorm Group and Massey Catering Equipment Limited. The procurement process, which reached the award stage, was completed without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union. The total value of the Framework Agreement is £1,692,600.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specializing in catering equipment to compete for providing services to the Education Authority. The buyers have opted for a limited procurement method, with the award being made to multiple suppliers. Businesses in the catering equipment industry, particularly SMEs like Stephen McKenna Company and Massey Catering Equipment, stand to benefit from participating in this contracting process and potentially securing contracts for catering equipment supply within the education sector of Northern Ireland.

## Notice

The award of a Framework 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 continued provision of the Framework for Commercial Catering Refrigeration, Freezing and Chilling Equipment as further described in the original Contract Notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The award of a Framework 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 continued provision of the Framework for Commercial Catering Refrigeration, Freezing and Chilling Equipment as further described in the original Contract Notice.

Options: Option to extend the arrangement for up to two x 3 months extension periods.

### Procurement Information

Modification to the current Framework (CAT-19-015) is necessary to ensure ongoing service provision and to facilitate the procurement of additional requirements 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; The Education Authority set up CAT-23-001 Dynamic Purchasing System for Catering Equipment which went live in May 23 with the original intention of running further competitions from the DPS. Following ongoing publications in relation to the Procurement Act 2023, the EA would like to review its long term strategy for the procurement of Catering Equipment, including review of the opportunities and flexibilities offered under the Procurement Act (2023). It is envisaged that this process may take up to six months, and therefore, the EA intend to extend it's current arrangements for six months, with the options to extend by two further periods of three months if deemed necessary to enable a new procurement to be concluded. (ii)the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; The nature of the Framework Agreement is not being amended. (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 PS1,128,600 GBP, this modification will include for the provision of an additional PS564,000 which is less than 50% of the original maximum value of PS1,128,600. This does not exceed 50% of the value of the Framework. The new total value of the Framework Agreement would be PS1,692,600.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008536-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Mar 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 | £1,692,600 |

## 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | MASSEY CATERING EQUIPMENT; STEPHEN MCKENNA COMPANY T/A GALGORM GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 39310000 - Catering equipment

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2024 at 16:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008536-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://masseycatering.com/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:537458-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.galgormgroup.com/

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