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Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products

the Education Authority

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: the Education Authority

Buyer Address: 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 2NQ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: catering.procure@eani.org.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
16800000.0 GBP
Published
23 Feb 2026, 17:24
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2029, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products
Region
n/a
Awarded To
HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Supply and delivery of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland for a period of 3 years with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months. 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), Schoolmeals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. Further Education Colleges in NI : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducationfecolleges 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 Pre-School Education Programme(PSEP) Preliminary market engagement notice Procurement identifier (OCID): ocdsh6vhtk-0559b9 was published on 7 July 2025 N.B. Estimated values stated, both including and excluding VAT are the same as VAT is not applicable to the goods included under this procurement.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products

Raw Notice JSON

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