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Supply And Delivery of Pre Prepared Meals to the Education Authority

The Education Authority
Northern Ireland
Open procedure
1 December 2025 to 30 November 2030

Supply and delivery of pre-prepared meals to a wide range of educational institutions, including primary, post-primary, nursery, and further education colleges. The contract covers both individual and bulk meal requirements, with the flexibility to add additional items throughout the term. It is designed to support school meal kitchens across Northern Ireland, operating as a multi-site supply agreement for various educational bodies.

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Awarded value: £335k; As published
Published: 8 August 2025
Awarded: 7 November 2025; Henderson Foodservice Limited
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 30 November 2030

What the contract covers

Goods supply and delivery

Provision of pre-prepared individual and bulk meal supplies for school kitchens and educational catering facilities across Northern Ireland.

Supply and delivery of pre-prepared individual meals to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland
Supply and delivery of pre-prepared bulk meals to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods supply and delivery
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 15894200, 15894210, 15894300

Services in this contract

Frozen and chilled food supplyMain service£1.1m typicalPre-prepared individual and bulk meals for school meals kitchens

Lifecycle

Published
8 August 2025
Contract awardedto Henderson Foodservice Limited
7 November 2025
Contract starts
1 December 2025
Contract ends
30 November 2030

The buyer

The Education Authority

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The supplier

Henderson Foodservice Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/325643/supply-and-delivery-of-pre-prepared-meals-to-the-education-authority
Buyer reference: CAT-25-012
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05849c
Last checked: 4 November 2026

The Education Authority. Supply And Delivery of Pre Prepared Meals to the Education Authority. Contract award, 8 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325643/supply-and-delivery-of-pre-prepared-meals-to-the-education-authority (accessed 4 November 2026).