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# Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fresh-fruit-vegetables-and-related-products-ocds-h6vhtk-0559b9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** the Education Authority: "Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products". Published status: complete. Published Value: £16,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [the Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-authority-GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY)
- **Published Value:** £16,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 December 2025 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Fresh or frozen vegetables, Fruit, vegetables and related products, Potato products (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £16,800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fresh-fruit-vegetables-and-related-products-ocds-h6vhtk-0559b9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0559b9`

## 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/fresh-fruit-vegetables-and-related-products-ocds-h6vhtk-0559b9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fresh-fruit-vegetables-and-related-products-ocds-h6vhtk-0559b9#participate

## Description
Supply and delivery of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland.
Contract period :  01 April 2026 – 31 March 2029 with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months.
The estimated value is £16,800,000.
This Contract 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 Contract 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),
Schoolmeals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres.
Further Education Colleges in NI : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further
educationfecolleges
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 Pre-School Education Programme
(PSEP)
N.B. Estimated values stated, both including and excluding VAT are the same as VAT is
not applicable to the goods included under this procurement

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15000000, 15300000, 15310000, 15312000, 15313000, 15330000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,800,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Henderson Foodservice Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-NI006894`
  - Value: £16,800,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 23/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products (active)
  - Signed Value: £16,800,000
  - Signed Date: 06/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076165-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-27T16:06:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T06:56:40.147Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0559b9