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# COMMERCIAL CATERING EQUIPMENT - PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE -

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commercial-catering-equipment-prior-information-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-043481). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Procurement and Logistics Service: "COMMERCIAL CATERING EQUIPMENT - PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE -". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 6 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Procurement and Logistics Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/procurement-and-logistics-service-GB-FTS-4533)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043481`

## 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/commercial-catering-equipment-prior-information-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-043481#tl-md)

## Description
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform potential bidder that the BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), intends to issue a tender to award a new Framework for the supply and installation of Commercial Catering Equipment, Associated Consumables and Software Interface on behalf of the HSCNI. The scope of this Tender is to provide a range of commercial catering equipment for use in high output catering areas, primarily in hospital and residential kitchens and canteens. The equipment includes but is not limited to cookware, dishwashing, food preparation and serving, refrigeration and storage, food waste disposers and blenders. PaLS request that interested suppliers complete the market questionnaire attached to this PIN, an explanatory document is also attached to assist you. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority. All correspondence in relation to this market engagement exercise will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging portal. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and relating Appendix 1 and 2 and any comments no later than 15.00 on Friday 9th February 2024. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence, non-participation in this market engagement process does not preclude any suppliers from participating in the procurement tendering process.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Cookware
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** The equipment required in this Lot includes but not restricted to boiling pans, Bain Marie servers, Bratt pans, deep fat fryers, hobs, salamander grills, microwaves and ovens.  This equipment may be gas, electrical, steam or a combination and install...

### Lot 2: Dishwashers
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** The equipment required in this section includes under-counter, conveyor and pass-through dishwashers as well as commercial food waste disposers and macerators.  The equipment may be stand alone or part of the working area which includes ‘dirty’ and ‘...

### Lot 3: Refrigeration
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** The equipment required in this section includes fridges, freezers and ice makers.  This equipment may be freestanding or integrated.  This equipment includes upright and under-counter models.  This equipment may be plug-in or require installation to ...

### Lot 4: Server Units
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** The equipment required in this section includes food regeneration and food transportation trolleys.  The equipment included in this section may require installation to mains electricity supply or have the facility to be docked to a mains supply.

### Lot 5: Water Boilers
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** The equipment required in this section includes counter-top and wall mounted water boilers.  There may be a requirement to supply water boilers which dispense both hot and cold water.  The equipment requires installation to mains electricity and wate...

### Lot 6: Blenders
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** The equipment required in this section includes stick blenders, vertical cutters and Vegetable Preparation Machines.  The equipment requires installation to mains electricity.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002573-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-25T12:09:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:56:04.210Z
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