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title: "CAT-22-006 Pre-Prepared Meals (Bulk and Individual)"
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# CAT-22-006 Pre-Prepared Meals (Bulk and Individual)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cat-22-006-pre-prepared-meals-bulk-and-individual-ocds-h6vhtk-036a51). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "CAT-22-006 Pre-Prepared Meals (Bulk and Individual)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £5,620,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT. 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):** £5,620,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 January 2023 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Prepared meals
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKN, UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036a51`

## 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-22-006-pre-prepared-meals-bulk-and-individual-ocds-h6vhtk-036a51#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cat-22-006-pre-prepared-meals-bulk-and-individual-ocds-h6vhtk-036a51#participate

## Description
The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of Pre-Prepared Meals (Individual and Bulk) to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland from 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 with options to extend for two further periods of up to 12 and 24 months respectively. The requirement is for frozen or chilled prepared products that can be re-heated on site in high temperatures in a steamer/convection oven or steam combi oven. Further details are given in the tender documentation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15894200
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £5,620,000
- **Description:** The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of Pre-Prepared Meals (Individual and Bulk) to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland from 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 with options to ext...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `006818-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cloughbane Farm Foods Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-77113`
  - Value: £5,620,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,620,000
  - Signed Date: 03/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006818-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-08T16:49:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:01:48.753Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036a51