Scope
Reference
CAT-25-006
Description
Supply and Delivery of Fresh Poultry Products.
Contract period: 11 August 2025 - 31 March 2027 with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months.
Total estimated value £17,500,000
This Contract is established by the Education Authority and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows, who at some point, during the life of the Contract 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
nonparticipating institutions may already have in place.
Department of Education - Schools Plus https://www.educationni.gov.uk/services/schoolsplus
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.
FE Colleges : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges
NICIE - https://nicie.org/
Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI
Independent Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/
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)
Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme
(PSEP)
Contract 1. Fresh Poultry Products for Education Authority NI
Supplier
Contract value
- £17,500,000 excluding VAT
- £17,500,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
11 August 2025
Contract dates
- 12 August 2025 to 31 March 2027
- Possible extension to 31 March 2030
- 4 years, 7 months, 20 days
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months
Main procurement category
Goods
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The EA Catering Service will continuously review the product range and specifications of
items on this Contract. The Supplier will be required to work with the EA Catering Service in sourcing any new products that may be required.
CPV classifications
- 15112000 - Poultry
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Key performance indicators
| Name | Description | Reporting frequency |
|---|---|---|
| The number of complaints due to unsatisfactory quality of products supplied. | Monthly report detailing the number of complaints in that quarter and the % based on the quarterly volume sold which must be under 0.5 percent. |
1 months |
| To ensure availability of contracted items | Over 99percent of products available for delivery during each month. |
1 months |
| Social Value | Delivery of social value obligations on track |
12 months |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Henderson Foodservice Limited
- Companies House: NI006894
1 Hightown Avenue
Newtownabbey
BT36 4RT
United Kingdom
Region: UKN0D - Antrim and Newtownabbey
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Fresh Poultry Products for Education Authority NI
Contracting authority
The Education Authority NI
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPHJ-6982-JPXY
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
United Kingdom
Email: catering.procure@eani.org.uk
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland