Buyer Name: the Education Authority
Buyer Address: 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 2NQ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: catering.procure@eani.org.uk
Buyer Name: the Education Authority
Buyer Address: 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 2NQ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: catering.procure@eani.org.uk
Supply and Delivery of Fresh Poultry Products. The initial period will be for 20 months from the Start Date (anticipated to be August 2025) 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/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. FE Colleges : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI 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)
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Award Title: Fresh Poultry Products for Education Authority NI
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