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title: "EA Catering Accredited Training"
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# EA Catering Accredited Training

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ea-catering-accredited-training-ocds-h6vhtk-0518d3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Education Authority: "EA Catering Accredited Training". Published status: active. Published Value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-authority-GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 June 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Education and training services, Industrial and technical training services, Industrial training services, School catering services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ea-catering-accredited-training-ocds-h6vhtk-0518d3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0518d3`

## 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/ea-catering-accredited-training-ocds-h6vhtk-0518d3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps%2Fhome.do)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ea-catering-accredited-training-ocds-h6vhtk-0518d3#participate

## Description
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*** The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise is to inform suppliers in the current market and gain information to inform a potential future procurement.This Exercise will be used to assist EA in gaining a better understanding of the market/feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. EA has a requirement for accredited Level 3 Food Safety training courses to be delivered to Catering Managers, Regional Operations Supervisors and Managers. This equates to approximately 700 staff. This level of training is commensurate with their role and responsibilities, in line with Regulation 852.2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs. In line with the provisions as set out in DAO 06/22 on Direct Award Contracts section 14, EA anticipates that the required staff will be able to attend courses which are open to the public. This Pre-Market Engagement exercise is intended to establish that there is sufficient capacity within the market to accommodate this requirement as well as to establish costs of delivery.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55520000, 55524000, 80000000, 80500000, 80530000, 80531000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/08/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024723-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-22T11:27:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:26:04.509Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0518d3