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Published 8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT
Official UK Procurement Procedure
CAT-23-003 Grab and Go Lunch and Hospitality Items
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
Lots published
1
Contract duration
Standard
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: the Education Authority: "CAT-23-003 Grab and Go Lunch and Hospitality Items". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
The EA invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Grab and Go Lunch and Hospitality Items. The period will period ending 30 June 2026 with the option to extend for one further period of up to 12 months.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe EA invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Grab and Go Lunch and Hospitality Items. The period will period ending 30 June 2026 with the option to extend for one further period of up to 12 months. Additional information: 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.Contract period:Not publishedEligibility:Not published
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
AC1 Performance Managment and Social Value Methodology: 10%
AC2 Marketing Strategy: 10%
AC3 Product Characteristics: 45%
Evaluation Cost: 35%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITEDHolds 85.7% of historical attributable spend
High ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Published track record for the Education Authority. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
Competition Density
2Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£61,215,000Historical spend
Methodology & coverage notes (11 active published awards)
Coverage: 11 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 15):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED | 5 wins | £52,485,000 | 0% (at budget) |
| Early Days Foods Ltd | 1 win | £8,400,000 | 0% (at budget) |
| Culligan Water (Ireland) Limited | 1 win | £290,000 | No published budget |
| Irish Food and Beverages | 1 win | £40,000 | No published budget |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 15 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 20:26 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
0%
Typical Bids Received
3reported bids
Decision Velocity
~60 days
Notice Stability
7 updates
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 15)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 contracts | £260,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 79 contracts | Not disclosed | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 37 contracts | £120,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 31 contracts | £75,737,735 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 31 contracts | £6,373,495 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 31 contracts | Not disclosed | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 28 contracts | Not disclosed | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 27 contracts | £1,074,349 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
DUNSTERS FARM LIMITEDCRN: 00786115 | 27 contracts | £552,000 | -0% below budget |
| 27 contracts | Not disclosed | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Food to Go DPS March 2026 - May 2026Supply Chain Coordination Limited · 17 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
CAT-21-011 Fresh Muffins and Associated Itemsthe Education Authority · 30 Mar 2026, 08:57 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
Fresh Food DPS March 2026 - May 2026Supply Chain Coordination Limited · 17 Aug 2026, 16:08 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
CAT-21-004 Ambient, Fresh and Chilled Groceries (including Chilled Chips)the Education Authority · 30 Mar 2026, 08:56 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
CAT-21-008 Milk and Milk Productsthe Education Authority · 16 Jun 2026, 10:56 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Standard public procedure | Legal basis | Standard UK Procurement Rules | Procurement category | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | complete | Procurement threshold | Sub-threshold | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Framework agreement | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | Unspecified in notice |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT | Last source update | 8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT |
| Classification (CPV) | Prepared sandwiches | ||||
| Delivery area | |||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-03d042 | ||||
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 30 Oct 2023, 00:00 GMT · £3,720,000
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (1) THE BRUNCH BOX SANDWICH CO LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts (1) Contract £3,720,000 · signed 30 Oct 2023, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 2 (lot 1) electronicBids: 2 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1) smeBids: 1 (lot 1) |
Bidding dynamics & price outcome Total bids received: 2 (1 from SMEs) |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- tender value changed
8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT - Status changed to complete
8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT - Official notice release published
8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
8 Nov 2023, 08:28 GMT - Published value updated to £3,720,000
28 Jun 2023, 15:18 BST - Status changed to active
28 Jun 2023, 15:18 BST - Official notice release published
28 Jun 2023, 15:18 BST - Submission deadline changed to 28 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
28 Jun 2023, 15:18 BST - Buyer information updated
28 Jun 2023, 15:18 BST - Status changed to planned
30 May 2023, 14:13 BST - Official notice release published
30 May 2023, 14:13 BST - Buyer information updated
30 May 2023, 14:13 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
the Education Authority
Contracting authority
Education
Official Documents & Specifications (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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