Pre Market Consultation CAT-23-006 Fresh Poultry and Poultry Products and CAT-23-008 Frozen Foods

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)

Goods

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 31 Jan 2024from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Education Authority (EA) wishes to establish two frameworks, one for the Supply and delivery of Frozen Food products, and another for Supply and Delivery of Fresh Poultry and Poultry Products, for EA's Catering Service and the participating bodies named. It is envisaged that a number of suppliers will be appointed to the frameworks. EA wish to carry out pre-market engagement with interested suppliers to investigate the current market capabilities and gain knowledge about existing and future products which will assist the tender panel with the development of the tender documentation. This will ensure existing and future requirements are met and will also provide procurement awareness for suppliers regarding EA's requirements for the purchase of these products.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Oct 2023, 11:30 GMT
Last source update: 31 Oct 2023, 16:36 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-032204
Classification (CPV): Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04100e Find a Tender

Publisher note: ** This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority** The Education Authority (EA) wishes to establish two frameworks, one for the Supply and delivery of Frozen Food products, and another for Supply and Delivery of Fresh Poultry and Poultry Products, for EA's Catering Service and the participating bodies named. It is anticipated this tender will be issued in January 2024. As part of the preparation activities the Education Authority are holding a pre-market engagement event with interested suppliers to investigate and understand market capabilities and gain knowledge to inform the development of specifications and tender documentation. The exercise will also provide procurement awareness for suppliers regarding the EA’s requirements for the purchase of these products. The event will be a virtual session and is open to all interested suppliers. No final decision has been made yet on the composition of this framework and it is the intention of the Education Authority to hold pre-market engagement week commencing 27th November 2023 via MS Teams to discuss our requirements and gain feedback from interested suppliers. Should you wish to participate you must email [email protected] with the subject “CAT-23-006 Fresh Poultry and Poultry Products and CAT-23-008 Frozen Foods - Pre-market engagement event” no later than 12 noon on Tuesday 21st November 2023. Your email should include the names of the representatives wishing to attend, the name of your organisation and a summary of the products your organisation is interested in supplying. Future tender documentation will be made available via the http://etendersni.gov.uk website and interested suppliers should register, if not already registered, on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when any invitation to tenders are published. This pre-market engagement event is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict suppliers from participating in any future procurement exercise.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

31 Oct 2023 → 31 Jan 2024 · 2 dates

Notice published
31 Oct 2023, 16:36 GMT
Tender notice expected
31 Jan 2024

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextI.3)	Should you wish to participate you must email [email protected] with the subject “CAT-23-006 Fresh Poultry and Poultry Products and CAT-23-008 Frozen Foods - Pre-market engagement event” no later than 12 noon on Tuesday 21st November 2023.	If you wish to participate in a pre market engagement session please download and complete document “EA Poultry and Frozen Foods Pre-Market Engagement Company Details” and return via the etendersni Messaging function no later than 12 noon on Tuesday 21st November 2023.

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 3 Charlemont Place, The Mall, Armagh, UK, BT61 9AXContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.