Supply and Delivery of Soft Drinks and Snacks - Pre-Market Engagement Meetings 11 and 15 January 2021

Supply and Delivery of Soft Drinks and Snacks – Pre-Market Engagement Meetings 11 and 15 January 2021

Supply and delivery of soft drinks, water, confectionery and snacks to the Education Authority.

United Kingdom-Armagh: Still mineral water

2020/S 233-576550

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Supplies

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Education Authority NI
Postal address: 3 Charlemont Place
Town: Armagh
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: BT61 9AX
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: catering.procure@eani.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.3)Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

CAT-20-002 Soft Drinks, Water, Confectionery and Snacks

II.1.2)Main CPV code

15981100 Still mineral water

II.1.3)Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)Short description:

CAT-20-002 supply and delivery of soft drinks, water, confectionery and snacks to the Education Authority. The anticipated period is 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2022 with options to extend for 2 further periods of up to 12 months each.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

15981100 Still mineral water

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKN NORTHERN IRELAND

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Education Authority wishes to establish a framework for the supply and delivery of soft drinks, water, confectionery and snacks to Education Authority locations throughout Northern Ireland.

II.2.14)Additional information

II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

10/02/2021

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

This tender is for the supply and delivery of soft drinks, water, confectionery and snacks and no final decision has been made yet on whether this requirement will be tendered in lots. It is the intention of The Education Authority to host pre-market engagement meetings on the 11 and 15 January 2021 to discuss our requirements. Should you wish to participate you must e-mail catering.procure@eani.org with the subject CAT-20-002 supplier event no later than 12.00 on Monday 14 December 2020. Please note that appointments are limited and will be on a first come first served basis. It is intended that these meetings will be held virtually due to current Covid-19 restrictions. Suppliers will be informed of the final arrangements prior to any pre-market engagement meeting. All future tender documentation will be made available via the http://etendersni.gov.uk website and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published. This pre-market engagement meeting is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise. It is anticipated that the contract notice for this tender will be published during February 2021, however, this is subject to change.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

25/11/2020