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In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£16,800,000

Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products

Published
Published 7 July 2025
Deadline
Closed 22 December 2025

Overview

Supply and delivery of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland. Contract period : 01 April 2026 – 31 March 2029 with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months. The estimated value is £16,800,000. 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), Schoolmeals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. Further Education Colleges in NI : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further educationfecolleges 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) 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

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£16,800,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
7 July 2025
Questions by
15 December 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related productsFruit, vegetables and related productsPotatoes and potato productsPotato productsProcessed potatoesProcessed fruit and vegetablesFresh or frozen vegetablesProcessed root vegetables+2 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£16,800,000
Award date
23 February 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
Winner
  • Henderson Foodservice Ltd

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    27 March 2026

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  2. Contract

    23 February 2026

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  3. Tender Update

    25 November 2025

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  4. Contract Notice

    21 November 2025

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  5. Prior Information Notice

    7 July 2025

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Contracting authority

  • The Education Authority NI

    Buyer

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PPHJ-6982-JPXY

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