United Kingdom-ARMAGH: Pre-Market Engagement – Grab and Go Lunch Items

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-023322/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Global bid

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice aims at reducing time limits for receipt of tenders
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Education Authority NI
Postal address: 3 Charlemont Place, The Mall
Town: ARMAGH
Postal code: BT61 9AX
Country: United Kingdom
Email: catering.procure@eani.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Pre-Market Engagement – Grab and Go Lunch Items

Reference number: CAT-22-004
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 15811511
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
The Education Authority seeks to establish a framework for the supply and delivery of Grab and Go Lunch Items, for example, sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, toasties, paninis, croissants, salad bowls, pasta bowls etc. to resell in school meals kitchens, staff canteens and other locations located throughout Northern Ireland. It is anticipated that a tender for this framework will be issued in October 2022.
As part of the preparation activities, the Education Authority are holding a pre-market engagement event intended to investigate and understand supply market capabilities to inform the development of specifications and tender documentation.
The event will be a virtual session and is open to all interested suppliers.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
No final decision has been made yet on the composition of this framework and it is the intention of the Education Authority to hold a pre-market engagement event on Friday 9 September 2022 via MS Teams between 11.00am to 12.00 noon to discuss our requirements further and gain feedback from the suppliers who attend. It should be noted that this will be a group session. A questionnaire will also be issued to all interested suppliers in advance of the event. The questionnaire should be returned by Monday 5 September and will help suppliers identify any areas they wish to discuss. Suppliers are free to return a questionnaire without attending the event.
Should you wish to participate you must email catering.procure@eani.org.uk with the subject ‘CAT-22-004-Grab & Go Lunch Items Pre-Market Engagement Event’, no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 31 August 2022. Your email should include the names of the representatives wishing to attend, the name of your organisation and a summary of the products your organisation is interested in supplying.
Future tender documentation will be made available via the website and interested suppliers should register, if not already registered, on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when any invitation to tenders are published.
This pre-market engagement event is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict suppliers from participating in any future procurement exercise.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:48
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2022-10-12

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participationIII.1.2) Economic and financial standing
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflowsVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The UK does not currently any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Town: Armagh
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-08-22