Official UK procurement notice
CAT-24-008 Cooking Equipment for EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe EA invites tenders for the Framework CAT-24-008 Cooking Equipment. The Framework is divided into four Lots as follows:
- Lot 1 General Cooking and Convection Ovens, Lot 2 Bratt Pans, Boiling Pans and Free Standing Fryers, Lot 3 High Speed Ovens and Lot 4 Multi-Functional Cooking Devices. A maximum of 3 Contractors will be awarded a place on each Lot. Tenderers may bid for and be appointed to one or more Lots/Sections.
CPV: Catering equipment · Catering supplies · Cooking ovens · Domestic cooking appliances · Electric ovens · Food-preparation equipment · Industrial kitchen equipment · Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies · Light catering equipment · Ovens · Ovens and accessories
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (1.5 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 4 of themLot #1General Cooking and Convection OvensCancelledPublished value£1,850,000
Lot #2Bratt Pans, Boiling Pans and Free Standing FryersCancelledPublished value£1,075,000
Lot #3High Speed OvensCancelledPublished value£1,000,000
Lot #4Multi-Functional Cooking DevicesCancelledPublished value£950,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “CAT-24-008 Cooking Equipment for EDUCATION AUTHORITY” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 30 Aug 2024, 14:59 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 07:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059925- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0496dfFind a Tender
Publisher note: This Framework is established by the Education Authority and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows, who at some point, during the life of the Contract 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 nonparticipating institutions may already have in place. . Department of Education - Schools Plus https://www.educationni.gov.uk/services/schoolsplus 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.. FE Colleges : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges. NICIE - https://nicie.org/ . Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI 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). Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP). As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
31 Aug 2024 → 26 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected31 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until22 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published392 days ago26 Sept 2025, 07:48 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025- Published value published: £5,000,00021 Feb 2025, 13:33 GMT
- Status changed to active21 Feb 2025, 13:33 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Feb 2025, 13:33 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT21 Feb 2025, 13:33 GMT
- Deadline moved to 10 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST11 Mar 2025, 14:11 GMT+17 days · was 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete26 Sept 2025, 07:48 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 24 Mar 2025 | 10 Apr 2025 | +17 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-08: 1 release · 30 Aug 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £850,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 General Cooking and Convection Ovens
- Signed
- 29 Aug 2025
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 Bratt Pans, Boiling Pans and Free Standing Fryers
- Signed
- 29 Aug 2025
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 High Speed Ovens
- Signed
- 29 Aug 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4 Multi-Functional Cooking Devices
- Signed
- 29 Aug 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General Cooking and Convection Ovens | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 2 · Bratt Pans, Boiling Pans and Free Standing Fryers | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · High Speed Ovens | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 4 · Multi-Functional Cooking Devices | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- BRODERICK BROS. LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CE-TechFramework contractor
- Catering Beverage ServicesFramework contractor
- Galgorm HygieneFramework contractor
- MASSEY CATERING EQUIPMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT CO LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.