Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Henderson Foodservice Ltd
- Value
- £2,100,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Food & drink · Sweet biscuits (CPV 15821200)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 020251-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Jul 2022
- Published6 Mar 2026Published 1326 days after the contract date
Description
Supply and delivery of Fresh Muffins and associated items to school meal kitchens and other educational establishments within Northern Ireland. Additional information: 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.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. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/scho…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CAT-21-011 Fresh Muffins and Associated Items: Lot 1 Armagh/Omagh | Henderson Foodservice Ltd | £700k |
| CAT-21-011 Fresh Muffins and Associated Items: Lot 2 Antrim/Derry | Henderson Foodservice Ltd | £700k |
| CAT-21-011 Fresh Muffins and Associated Items: Lot 3 Belfast/Dundonald | Henderson Foodservice Ltd | £700k |
About the supplier
Henderson Foodservice Ltd: every public contract they have won.