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CAT-24-005 Warewashing, Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment

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Opportunity overview

The Client has established a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Warewashing and Refrigeration and Freezing equipment. The Framework is divided into two Lots as follows: • Lot 1 Warewashing Equipment • Lot 2 Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment. This Contract Award notice is being published following the Award of Lot 2 Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment. A Previous Contract Award Notice was published following the award of Lot 1 Warewashing Equipment. This notice is referenced 2025/S 000-031592 and was published on 11 June 2025.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Shared contract value
£10.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
031592-2025-CAT-24-005-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI628726
Location
Carryduff, UKN, United Kingdom

DS Refrigeration Ltd

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Shared contract value
£10.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
031592-2025-CAT-24-005-1
Status
active
Identifier
218357264
Location
Armagh, UKN, United Kingdom
Shared contract value
£10.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
031592-2025-CAT-24-005-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI612998
Location
Craigavon, UKN, United Kingdom
Contract value
£10.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jun 2025
Award ID
042240-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI011092
Location
Ballymena, UKN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV39310000 — Catering equipment
  • CPV39300000 — Miscellaneous equipment
  • CPV39700000 — Domestic appliances
  • CPV42200000 — Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts

Lots

  • Warewashing Equipment£10.1m
  • Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment£10.1m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CAT-24-005
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
IV.2.2)

New Value

Date
27 Jan 2025, 15:00

Old Value

Date
24 Jan 2025, 15:00
Entry 2

Where

Section
IV.2.7)

New Value

Date
27 Jan 2025, 15:30

Old Value

Date
24 Jan 2025, 15:30

Bid Opening

Date
24 Jan 2025, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
2

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
3

Expected award period

Starts
24 Jan 2025, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
24 Jan 2025, 15:00

Classification

Id
39310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering equipment

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
24 Apr 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Warewashing Equipment
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The Client has established a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Warewashing and Refrigeration and Freezing equipment. The Framework is divided into two Lots as follows: • Lot 1 Warewashing Equipment • Lot 2 Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment. This Contract Award notice is being published following the Award of Lot 2 Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment. A Previous Contract Award Notice was published following the award of Lot 1 Warewashing Equipment. We refer to this notice referenced 2025/S 000-031592 which was published on 11 June 2025 for information relating to the award of Lot 1. Additional information: The Client cannot guarantee any particular level of business within the Framework Agreement. Any information on previous volumes or value of business are for guidance only and no guarantee is given as to the exact value under this Framework. Any levels or aggregate values of goods referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client. The EA reserves the right to move value between the Lots as required, however, the overarching value of the Framework Agreement will not exceed £10,050,000 (ex VAT) or £12,060,000 (inc VAT).

Value

Amount
10,050,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The Framework Agreement will be valid for an initial period of 2 years from the Commencement Date with options to extend for period/s up to 24 months.

Renewal

Description
The Framework Agreement will be valid for an initial period of 2 years from the Commencement Date with option to extend for period/s up to 24 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The Client has established a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Warewashing and Refrigeration and Freezing equipment. The Framework is divided into two Lots as follows: • Lot 1 Warewashing Equipment • Lot 2 Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment. This Contract Award notice is being published following the Award of Lot 2 Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment. A Previous Contract Award Notice was published following the award of Lot 1 Warewashing Equipment. We refer to this notice referenced 2025/S 000-031592 which was published on 11 June 2025 for information relating to the award of Lot 1. Additional information: The Client cannot guarantee any particular level of business within the Framework Agreement. Any information on previous volumes or value of business are for guidance only and no guarantee is given as to the exact value under this Framework. Any levels or aggregate values of goods referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client. The EA reserves the right to move value between the Lots as required, however, the overarching value of the Framework Agreement will not exceed £10,050,000 (ex VAT) or £12,060,000 (inc VAT).

Value

Amount
10,050,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The Framework Agreement will be valid for an initial period of 2 years from the Commencement Date with options to extend for period/s up to 24 months.

Renewal

Description
The Framework Agreement will be valid for an initial period of 2 years from the Commencement Date with option to extend for period/s up to 24 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Entry 3
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
39300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous equipment
Entry 2
Id
39700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Domestic appliances
Entry 3
Id
42200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Entry 3
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
39300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous equipment
Entry 2
Id
39700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Domestic appliances
Entry 3
Id
42200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-84187
Name
the Education Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 2NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
40 Academy Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
the Education Authority

Contact

Name
catering.procureeani.org.uk
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-20217
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-116632
Name
the Education Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
40 Academy Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
the Education Authority
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-151017
Name
DS Refrigeration Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Armagh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
218357264
Legal Name
DS Refrigeration Ltd
Scheme Entered
D-U-N-S Number
Organisation 5
Id
GB-COH-NI628726
Name
Catering and Beverage Services

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Carryduff
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
NI628726
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Catering and Beverage Services
Organisation 6
Id
GB-COH-NI612998
Name
Massey Catering Equipment Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Craigavon
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
NI612998
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Massey Catering Equipment Limited
Organisation 7
Id
GB-COH-NI011092
Name
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT CO LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Ballymena
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
NI011092
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT CO LTD

Award information

Award 1
Id
031592-2025-CAT-24-005-1
Title
Warewashing Equipment
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-151017
Name
DS Refrigeration Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-NI628726
Name
Catering and Beverage Services
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-NI612998
Name
Massey Catering Equipment Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
042240-2025-1
Title
Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI011092
Name
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT CO LTD

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
031592-2025-CAT-24-005-1
Title
Warewashing Equipment
Status
active
Award ID
031592-2025-CAT-24-005-1
Date Signed
15 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
10,050,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
042240-2025-1
Title
Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment
Status
active
Award ID
042240-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
10,050,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12NQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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