Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
3 Charlemont Place, The Mall
ARMAGH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Pre-Market Engagement - Foodstuffs
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Education Authority seeks to establish frameworks for the supply and delivery of foodstuffs to school kitchens located throughout Northern Ireland and will procure these frameworks early in 2022. As part of the preparation activities, the Education Authority are holding a pre-market engagement event intended to investigate and understand supply market capabilities to inform the development of specifications and tender documentation. The event will be a virtual session and is open to all interested suppliers.
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.2.4)
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No final decision has been made yet on the composition of these frameworks and it is the
intention of the Education Authority to hold a pre-market engagement event on Thursday 25th November 2021 via MS Teams or Zoom to
discuss our requirements and gain feedback, via a questionnaire issued to interested suppliers.
Should you wish to participate you must email catering.procure@eani.org.uk with the subject CAT-21-XXX - Pre-market engagement event
no later than 12 noon on Monday 22nd November 2021.
Your email should include the names of the representatives wishing to attend, the name of your organisation and a summary of the
products your organisation is interested in supplying.
Future tender documentation will be made available via the http://etendersni.gov.uk website and interested suppliers should register, if
not already registered, on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when any invitation to tenders are published.
This pre-market engagement event is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate
in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict suppliers from participating in any future procurement exercise
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No final decision has been made yet on the composition of these frameworks and it is the
intention of the Education Authority to hold a pre-market engagement event on Thursday 25th November 2021 via MS Teams or Zoom from 1330 hours to 1430 hours to
discuss our requirements and gain feedback, via a questionnaire issued to interested suppliers.
Should you wish to participate you must email catering.procure@eani.org.uk with the subject Pre-market engagement event
no later than 12 noon on Monday 22nd November 2021.
Your email should include the names of the representatives wishing to attend, the name of your organisation and a summary of the
products your organisation is interested in supplying.
Future tender documentation will be made available via the http://etendersni.gov.uk website and interested suppliers should register, if
not already registered, on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when any invitation to tenders are published.
This pre-market engagement event is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate
in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict suppliers from participating in any future procurement exercise