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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078560"
title: "PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products for Education Authority NI"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-pme-for-ambient-and-chilled-grocery-products-for-educa-ocds-h6vhtk-078560"
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value_amount: 67500000
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buyer_name: "Education Authority"
buyer_id: "GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY"
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# PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products for Education Authority NI

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-pme-for-ambient-and-chilled-grocery-products-for-educa-ocds-h6vhtk-078560) — UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority: "PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products for Education Authority NI". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £67,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £67,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Coffee, tea and related products, Condiments and seasonings, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Miscellaneous food products, Pasta products (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-pme-for-ambient-and-chilled-grocery-products-for-educa-ocds-h6vhtk-078560#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078560`

## Description
The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products and Fresh Muffins. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed  no later than 3pm on the closing date detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 15000000, 15800000, 15820000, 15830000, 15850000, 15860000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2027 to 30/06/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender Notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095958-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-12T09:52:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-13T05:25:02.972Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078560