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Vending Services for the Education Authority

Education Authority · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:35.

Opportunity overview

The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) is inviting tenders for the purpose of establishing a contract for the provision of vending services for the Education Authority for a period of 12 months, with the option to extend for periods up to 24 months. It should be noted that the contract extension options may or may not be exercised.

Classification

  • CPV15894500 — Vending-machine ingredients
  • CPV15981000 — Mineral water
  • CPV42930000 — Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines
  • CPV42933000 — Vending machines
  • CPV42933300 — Automatic goods-vending machines
  • CPV55900000 — Retail trade services

Lots

  • Lot 1£72k · Including VAT

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-25-010
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
25 Aug 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
19 Aug 2025, 23:59

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
72,000

Options

Description
The value of this Contract is estimated to be between £40,000 and £60,000 excluding VAT, or between £48,000 and £72,000 inclusive of VAT for a three year contract term, these figures being based on historic spend, the potential impact of inflation and potential for increase in sales or the addition of other sites requiring these services over the term of the Contract. The EA reserves the right to increase the value of any awarded Contract in the event that demand increases for these services on EA corporate sites for any reason, such as, but not restricted to, the addition of vending machines to additional corporate sites or increased demand / usage at current sites.

Renewal

Description
The option to extend for period/s up to 24 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 Total Contract Price (Financial Return)
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
15894500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vending-machine ingredients
Entry 2
Id
15981000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mineral water
Entry 3
Id
42930000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines
Entry 4
Id
42933000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vending machines
Entry 5
Id
42933300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Automatic goods-vending machines
Entry 6
Id
55900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Retail trade services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
047410-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 Aug 2025, 16:20

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

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

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PPHJ-6982-JPXY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05848d-2025-08-08T16:20:11+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·