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# CAT-22-010, Commercial Catering, Cooking and Holding Equipment *Pre-Market Engagement*

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cat-22-010-commercial-catering-cooking-and-holding-equipment-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-0377a3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority: "CAT-22-010, Commercial Catering, Cooking and Holding Equipment *Pre-Market Engagement*". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-FTS-5389)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial kitchen equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0377a3`

## 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-22-010-commercial-catering-cooking-and-holding-equipment-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-0377a3#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-22-010-commercial-catering-cooking-and-holding-equipment-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-0377a3#participate

## Description
The Education Authority wishes to establish a framework for the supply and delivery of Commercial Catering, Cooking and Holding Equipment to Educational Establishments across Northern Ireland. It is anticipated this tender will be issued in the first quarter of 2023.
As part of the preparation activities the Education Authority are holding a pre-market engagement event with interested suppliers to investigate and understand market capabilities and gain knowledge to inform the development of specifications and tender documentation. The exercise will also provide procurement awareness for suppliers regarding the EA’s requirements for the purchase of these products.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The Education Authority wishes to establish a framework for the supply and delivery of Commercial Catering, Cooking and Holding Equipment to Educational Establishments across Northern Ireland. Additional information: The estimated date of publication...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029683-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-21T07:56:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:42:05.642Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0377a3