CAT-23-008 Supply and Delivery of Frozen Foods

Concepts

• food and drink
• belfast
• miscellaneous food products
• frozen vegetables
• frozen fish
• fresh or frozen vegetables
• frozen fish products
• frozen potatoes
• frozen fish, fish fillets
• processed food products

Location

Belfast

Description

The EA invites tenders for the Supply and Delivery of Frozen Food Products for 4 years from the Commencement Date (anticipated to be 1st August 2024) with options to extend for a further period of 24 months with a maximum of two extension points (giving a total potential Contract Period of 6 years).

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
• 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
• 15331170 - Frozen vegetables
• 15221000 - Frozen fish
• 15331100 - Fresh or frozen vegetables
• 15229000 - Frozen fish products
• 15220000 - Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat
• 15311000 - Frozen potatoes
• 15311200 - Diced, sliced and other frozen potatoes
• 15894000 - Processed food products

Indicators

• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This Contract will be established by the Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows, and at some point, during the life of the Contract these bodies 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 non-participating institutions may already have in place https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus. 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), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges. Further Education Colleges in NI. https:// www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/. Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI. https://www.isc.co.uk schools/northern ireland/. Independent School in NI. 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). Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the documentation found in the CFT documents area of eTendersNI. As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes, https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns. This tender includes requirements relating to Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chain Resilience and Social Value and all tenders must meet the requirements detailed in the tender documentation to be compliant. EA reserves the right to: 1. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice. 2. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition. 3. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the supplies covered by this notice.