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Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products

The Education Authority NI · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 09:52.

Opportunity overview

Supply and delivery of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland. Contract period : 01 April 2026 – 31 March 2029 with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months. The estimated value is £16,800,000. This Contract is established by the Education Authority and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows, who at some point, during the life of the Contract may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access at any point, with the permission of EA. This Contract is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or nonparticipating institutions may already have in place. Department of Education - Schools Plus https://www.educationni.gov.uk/services/schoolsplus 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), Schoolmeals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. Further Education Colleges in NI : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further educationfecolleges NICIE - https://nicie.org/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI Independent Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ EA Teachers' and Educational Centres Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA) Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Middletown Centre for Autism Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP) N.B. Estimated values stated, both including and excluding VAT are the same as VAT is not applicable to the goods included under this procurement

Awarded to

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Henderson Foodservice Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£16.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£16.8m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI006894
Location
Newtownabbey, UKN0D, BT36 4RT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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-25-004
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Education Authority NI
Id
GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Address

Street Address
40 Academy Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 2NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Henderson Foodservice Ltd
Id
GB-COH-NI006894

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NI006894

Address

Street Address
1 Hightown Avenue
Locality
Newtownabbey
Postal Code
BT36 4RT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0D

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15300000
Description
Fruit, vegetables and related products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15310000
Description
Potatoes and potato products
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
15330000
Description
Processed fruit and vegetables
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
15312000
Description
Potato products
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
15331000
Description
Processed vegetables
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
15331110
Description
Processed root vegetables

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI006894
Name
Henderson Foodservice Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
6 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 36 months.

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases which fall under the scope of the contract, while the contract is valid. The EA Catering Service will continuously review the product range and specifications of items on this Contract. The Supplier will be required to work with the EA Catering Service in sourcing any new products that may be required.

Value

Including VAT
16,800,000
Amount
16,800,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
KPI 1 - Quality
Description
The number of complaints due to unsatisfactory quality of products supplied.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
KPI 2 - Availability
Description
To ensure availability of contracted items

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
KPI 3 - Delivery
Description
Deliveries made on time, in full within the working hours of the kitchen. Under no circumstances should goods be left at the premises unattended.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
KPI 4 - Social Value
Description
Delivery of social value obligations on track as per social value delivery plan

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Documents

Entry 1
Id
028707-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Mar 2026, 16:06
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT1 2NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 016258-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 028707-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·