CAT-21-004 Ambient, Fresh and Chilled Groceries (including Chilled Chips)

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Places

up to 9 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 9 lots (0.3 per place) · 2 appointed

Every one of these 9 lots carries the same published figure, £36,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Goods

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Framework agreement

Who may use this agreement

Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

No (one-off requirement)

First published

28 Jan 2022, 11:15 GMT

Last source update

30 Mar 2026, 08:56 BST

Award evaluation window

27 Jun 2022 – …

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-028854

Classification (CPV)

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery area

UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-03106e Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

This is not an award of a new contract, the purpose of this VEAT is to notify the market that we intend to modify this existing Framework. This Framework was originally awarded for the period 01 September 2022 to 30 June 2026.

The EA now intend to modify this framework to extend for a 12 month period until 30 June 2027.

No aspect of the modification will alter the overall nature of the current framework as the scope of services will remain unaltered and no increase to the original awarded framework value is required.

This modification is required to ensure ongoing service provision and to support the prioritisation of the catering procurement pipeline and ensure the delivery of urgent requirements in collaboration with the EA Catering Service.

This modification meets all requirements of PCR 2015 Regulation 72(1)(c) which states:

(c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:-

(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;

(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;

(iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.

The EA shall observe a period of no less than 10 days, beginning with the day after the date of publication of this notice, before modifying the framework as set out.

Publisher note: This framework was awarded as 9 Lots and the modification to this framework is abblicable to all 9 Lots. This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority “EA” and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the. Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and, Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI both controlled and Catholic Maintained, school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus. Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges. Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/schoolfinder/. Independent Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/. EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres. Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI CCEA. Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. Middletown Centre for Autism. Controlled Schools Support Council CSSC. Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education NICIE.

Appointment period ends

27 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Bids opened

27 Jun 2022, 15:30 BST

19 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTDFramework contractor Po Box 49, NEWTOWNABBEY, UK, BT36 4RSContact email, phoneShow contact details
• Henderson Foodservice LtdFramework contractor Newtownabbey, UK, BT36 4RSContact emailShow contact details
• Sysco Foods NI LimitedFramework contractor Lisburn, Northern IrelandContact emailShow contact details
• Sysco Foods NI LimitedFramework contractor 221 Hillhall Road, LISBURN, UK, BT27 5JDContact email, phoneShow contact details

No document links were published on the notice.