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title: "CAT-20-002 Soft Drinks and Water"
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# CAT-20-002 Soft Drinks and Water

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cat-20-002-soft-drinks-and-water-ocds-h6vhtk-02bd8b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "CAT-20-002 Soft Drinks and Water". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £7,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jul 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1913)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £7,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 July 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Chocolate milk, Concentrated juices, Flavoured mineral waters, Fruit and vegetable juices, Fruit juices (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN, UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02bd8b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cat-20-002-soft-drinks-and-water-ocds-h6vhtk-02bd8b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cat-20-002-soft-drinks-and-water-ocds-h6vhtk-02bd8b#participate

## Description
The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of soft drinks and bottled water to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland during the 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 with the option to extend for two further periods of up to 12 months each. In the event that there is a delay in the establishment of any succeeding Framework, the Authority may, by giving notice in writing to the Contractor, extend this Framework Agreement on a month by month basis up to a maximum of a further three months from the expiry of the Extension Period.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15320000, 15321000, 15321800, 15981000, 15981400, 15982000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £7,600,000
- **Description:** The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of soft drinks and bottled water to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland during the 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 with the option to ex...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `026854-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-NI006894`
  - Value: £7,600,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,600,000
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003845-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-08T12:05:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:31:07.649Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02bd8b