Preliminary market engagement notice095958-2026
PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products for Education Authority NI
- Market engagement closes
- Published12 Oct 2026
- Estimated value
- £67,500,000, including VAT
- Contract term
- 1 Jul 2027 to 30 Jun 2031 (4 years)
- Lots
- Not divided into lots
- Categories
- 15000000Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15800000Miscellaneous food products
- 15820000Rusks and biscuits; preserved pastry goods and cakes
- 15830000Sugar and related products
- 15850000Pasta products
- 15860000Coffee, tea and related products
- 15870000Condiments and seasonings
- Regions
- Northern Ireland
The buyer’s description
“The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products and Fresh Muffins. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed no later than 3pm on the closing date detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.”