Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products

the Education AuthoritycontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0559b9Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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1 awarded

Published

27 Mar 2026

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

Scope

Reference
CAT-25-004
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2032

Options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months

CPV classifications
15300000
15000000
15310000
15330000
15312000
15313000
15331110
15331130
15331100
15331120
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC1 - Proposed MethodologyFull details can be found in the CfTdocuments section on eTenderNI https://etendersni.gov.uk/eppsquality50.00%
AC2- QualityFull details can be found in the CfTdocuments section on eTenderNI https://etendersni.gov.uk/eppsquality20.00%
AC3 PriceFull details can be found in the CfTdocuments section on eTenderNI https://etendersni.gov.uk/eppsprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

CoP 1 Technical ability to perform the contract - Previous Experience

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

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