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Published 19 Mar 2021, 19:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CAT-19-014 Commercial Catering Food Preparation Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority (Education)

Framework agreement9 lotsGoodsOpen procedureMax 9 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,762,000total for 9 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2021
Lots 9max 9 to bid

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The EA invites tenders for the Supply and delivery of Commercial Catering, Food Preparation Equipment to individual educational establishments within the Northern Ireland for the period 1 June 2021 – 31 May 2023 with the option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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. This tender consists of; Lot 1 Food Processor with vegetable preparation functionality, Lot 2 Handheld Stick Blenders, Lot 3 Meat Slicer, Lot 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Commercial quality food mixers, Lot 9 Toasters and Contact Toasted Sandwich Maker.

CPV: Canteen equipment · Catering equipment · Electric toasters · Food blenders · Food mixers · Food processors · Industrial kitchen equipment · Meat slicers · Restaurant equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 9 suppliers

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 9 of them

Every one of these 9 lots carries the same published figure, £1,762,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Food Processor with Vegetable Preparation Functionalityceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Handheld Stick Blendersceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Meat Slicer, Large, Electricceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Mixer - 5 Litres (approx) Capacity, Bench Modelceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Mixer 10 - 12 Litres (approx) Capacity, Bench Modelceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Mixer - 20 Litres (approx) Capacity, required to be floor standingceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Mixers, Pedestal Models, Capacity 30 Litres (approx)ceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Mixers, Pedestal Model, 40 litre capacity (approx.)ceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Toasters and Toasted Sandwich Makerceiling above
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With option to extend for one further period of twelve months or parts thereof 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.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “CAT-19-014 Commercial Catering Food Preparation Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 9 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
19 Mar 2021, 19:56 GMT
Last source update
19 Mar 2021, 19:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005686
Classification (CPV)
Canteen equipmentCatering equipmentElectric toastersFood blendersFood mixersFood processorsIndustrial kitchen equipmentMeat slicersRestaurant equipment
Delivery area
00Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029da7 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.

Publisher note: Framework Users, 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 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/Pages/libraries-home.aspx. 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).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
19 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Apr 2021, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2021 → 18 Jul 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 Mar 2021, 19:56 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2021, 15:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    18 Jul 2021, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local authorityEducation 3 Charlemont Place, Armagh, UK, BT61 9AXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body Armagh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.