Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
3 Charlemont Place
Armagh
BT61 9AX
UK
Contact person: catering.procureeani.org.uk
E-mail: catering.procure@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
CAT-22-006 Pre-Prepared Meals (Bulk and Individual)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
15894200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of Pre-Prepared Meals (Individual and Bulk) to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland from 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 with options to extend for two further periods of up to 12 and 24 months respectively. The requirement is for frozen or chilled prepared products that can be re-heated on site in high temperatures in a steamer/convection oven or steam combi oven. Further details are given in the tender documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 620 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15894200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of Pre-Prepared Meals (Individual and Bulk) to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland from 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 with options to extend for two further periods of up to 12 and 24 months respectively. The requirement is for frozen or chilled prepared products that can be re-heated on site in high temperatures in a steamer/convection oven or steam combi oven. Further details are given in the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Performance Management Social Value Methodology
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Product Characteristics - Taste, Texture and Appearance
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Evaluation Cost
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Options to extend for two further periods of up to 12 months and 24 months respectively
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.2.14) Additional information
This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority “EA” and is open to the EA, includingNI. educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to. utilise the agreementand should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement is not. intended to replace any current agreementsthat participating or non-participating institutions may already. have in place.. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus.Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent. Schools in NI, Irish MediumSchools 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.. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fecolleges. Further Education Colleges in NI. https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/. Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schoolsin NI. https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/. Independent School in NI. Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/. EATeachers’ and Educational Centres. Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI CCEA
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-034128
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cloughbane Farm Foods Ltd
160 Tanderagee Road , Dungannon
Dungannon
BT70 3EB
UK
Telephone: +44 07796005007
E-mail: lorna@cloughbanefarm.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 620 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority “EA” and is open to the EA, includingNI. educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to. utilise the agreementand should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement is not. intended to replace any current agreementsthat participating or non-participating institutions may already. have in place.. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus.Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent. Schools in NI, Irish MediumSchools 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.. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fecolleges. Further Education Colleges in NI. https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/. Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schoolsin NI. https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/. Independent School in NI. Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/. EATeachers’ and Educational Centres. Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI CCEA
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Armagh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/03/2023