Commercial Catering and Food Preparation Equipment

Concepts

• industrial kitchen equipment
• belfast
• food processors
• food blenders
• restaurant equipment
• canteen equipment
• catering equipment
• food mixers
• food preparation equipment
• commercial catering

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

Supply and delivery of Commercial Catering, Food Preparation Equipment to individual educational establishments within the Northern Ireland for the Framework period.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 39314000 - Industrial kitchen equipment
• 39711200 - Food processors
• 39312100 - Meat slicers
• 39711210 - Food blenders
• 39711330 - Electric toasters
• 39315000 - Restaurant equipment
• 39312200 - Canteen equipment
• 39310000 - Catering equipment
• 39711211 - Food mixers

Legal Justification

Modification to the current framework is necessary to ensuring ongoing service provision and to facilitate the procurement of additional requirements until the commencement of a new arrangement is in place. These requirements have become necessary and are permitted by Regulation 72(1)(c) of The Public Contacts Regulations 2015. Namely, the following conditions have been fulfilled: (i)the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; The Education Authority set up CAT-23-001 Dynamic Purchasing System for Catering Equipment which went live in May 23 with the original intention of running further competitions from the DPS. Following a strategic review, EA has opted instead to put in place a Framework Agreement, covering Food Preparation Equipment, Food Transport and Food Holding Equipment, the tender for which CAT-24-001 ‘Equipment for food holding, preparation and transport’ closed on 15 August 2024. The extension of this arrangement for a period of two months will ensure service continuity for the Catering Service and will also help align the end dates of the above mentioned expiring contracts with the estimated start date of the new arrangement, currently estimated to be 1 November 2024. (ii)the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; The nature of the Framework Agreement is not being amended. (iii)any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. The short extension does not include a modification of the Framework value. The 2 month extension to time is well within the 50% permissible compared to the original term of 39 months.

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