Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
3 Charlemont Place
Armagh
BT61 9AX
Contact
Mealla Campbell
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CAT-20-002 Soft Drinks and Water
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 15981100 - Still mineral water
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of soft drinks and bottled water to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland during the 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 with the option to extend for two further periods of up to 12 months each. In the event that there is a delay in the establishment of any succeeding Framework, the Authority may, by giving notice in writing to the Contractor, extend this Framework Agreement on a month by month basis up to a maximum of a further three months from the expiry of the Extension Period.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £7,600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 15981400 - Flavoured mineral waters
- 15982000 - Soft drinks
- 15982200 - Chocolate milk
- 15320000 - Fruit and vegetable juices
- 15321000 - Fruit juices
- 15321800 - Concentrated juices
- 15981000 - Mineral water
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of soft drinks and bottled water to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland during the 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 with the option to extend for two further periods of up to 12 months each. In the event that there is a delay in the establishment of any succeeding Framework, the Authority may, by giving notice in writing to the Contractor, extend this Framework Agreement on a month by month basis up to a maximum of a further three months from the expiry of the Extension Period.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology and Performance Management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Environmental Strategy / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Evaluation Cost / Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £7,600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
With option to extend for two further periods of twelve months or parts thereof each on a call-off, as required, basis.
In the event that there is a delay in the establishment of any succeeding contract, the Authority may, by giving notice in writing to the Contractor, extend this Framework Agreement on a month by month basis up to a maximum of a further three months from the expiry of the extension period
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 13
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 239-592218
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
19 July 2021
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 17 October 2021
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
19 July 2021
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows. and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point,. with the permission of EA. This agreement 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. . Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/. . 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).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Armagh
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
K does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Armagh
Country
United Kingdom