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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Pipeline / planning |
| Buyer: | The Education Authority |
| Main Category: | Goods |
| Procurement Method: | — |
| Tender Status: |
| Pre-tender |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | £67,500,000 |
| Estimated Value (inc. VAT): | £67,500,000 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2026 |
| Application Deadline: | 30 October 2026 |
| Contract Start Date: | 30 June 2027 (Estimated) |
| Contract End Date: | 30 June 2031 (Estimated) |
| Contract Duration: | 4.1 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-078560 |
| Notice Reference: | 095958-2026 |
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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.
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Application Deadline
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