Official UK procurement notice
ID 5321594 - DfE - NWRC - Supply and Delivery of Specialist Grocery Items for N.I. FE/HE Colleges
Authority: Belfast Metropolitan College (Education)·Consortium: 11 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe supply and delivery of Specialist Grocery Items is required for five of the regional colleges in Northern Ireland. The products are required for use in the delivery of courses to their students and in their commercial kitchens. The Contract is subdivided into five geographical Lots based on the individual College catchment areas as detailed below. Lot 1 Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC); Lot 2 Northern Regional College (NRC); Lot 3 North West Regional College (NWRC); Lot 4 Southern Regional College (SRC); and Lot 5 South West College (SWC).
CPV: Animal or vegetable oils and fats · Animal products, meat and meat products · Beef · Dairy products · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fruit, vegetables and related products · Game · Lamb and mutton · Meat · Meat preserves and preparations · Meat products · Miscellaneous food products · +4 more
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Belfast Metropolitan College BMCAwardedRenewal
Lot #2Northern Regional College NRCAwardedRenewal
Lot #3North West Regional College NWRCCancelledRenewal
Lot #4Southern Regional College SRCCancelledRenewal
Lot #5South West College SWCAwardedRenewal
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 80 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 8 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Feb 2025, 14:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5321594- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034749- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dccbFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Contract performance will be subject to the conditions specified in the contract and the successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored..
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
11 Mar 2025 → 24 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline11 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Belfast Metropolitan College BMC1 award | |||
| Henderson Foodservice Limited | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Northern Regional College NRC1 award | |||
| Henderson Foodservice Limited | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · South West College SWC1 award | |||
| Henderson Foodservice Limited | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
2 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Lot 1 - Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) · Henderson Foodservice Limited
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2025
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Northern Regional College (NRC) · Henderson Foodservice Limited
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2025
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - South West College (SWC) · Henderson Foodservice Limited
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2025
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Belfast Metropolitan College BMC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Northern Regional College NRC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · South West College SWC | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
9 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- FE Belfast Metropolitan CollegeContracting authority
- FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
- FE Northern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South West CollegeContracting authority
- FE Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- North West Regional CollegeContracting authority
- South West CollegeContracting authority
- Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.