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CAT-23-008 Supply and Delivery of Frozen Foods

The Education Authority
East of England
20 June 2024 to 19 February 2031

Supply and delivery of frozen meat, fish, poultry, and miscellaneous frozen food products. The contract serves a wide range of educational bodies including primary and post-primary schools, further education colleges, and youth centres. The buyer reserves the right to adjust volumes across lots up to a maximum aggregate value of £107 million.

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Awarded value: £3m; As published
Published: 30 October 2023
Awarded: 7 May 2025; Henderson Foodservice Limited, Invixon Ltd and Sysco
Contract length: 80 months; Ends 19 February 2031

What the contract covers

Framework agreement

Supply and distribution of frozen food products to educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and youth centres across Northern Ireland.

Supply and deliver fresh poultry and poultry products to the Education Authority and participating Northern Ireland educational bodies
Supply and deliver frozen meat, fish and poultry products
Supply and deliver miscellaneous frozen products

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Miscellaneous Frozen Products	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Framework agreement
Initial term: 48 months
Extensions: 24 months + 24 months
Longest it can run: 96 months
Contract dates: 20 June 2024 to 19 February 2031
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Supplies
CPV codes: 15112000, 15112100, 15131500, 15100000

Services in this contract

Frozen and chilled food supplyMain service£1.1m typicalFrozen food products framework for education catering
Fresh meat and poultry supply£255k typicalSeparate framework for fresh poultry products

Lifecycle

Published
30 October 2023
Contract awardedto Henderson Foodservice Limited, Invixon Ltd and Sysco
7 May 2025
Contract starts
20 June 2024
Contract ends
19 February 2031

The buyer

The Education Authority

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The suppliers

Henderson Foodservice Limited

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Invixon Ltd

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Sysco

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/915269/cat-23-008-supply-and-delivery-of-frozen-foods
Buyer reference: NGRP0096
Last checked: 5 November 2026

The Education Authority. CAT-23-008 Supply and Delivery of Frozen Foods. Contract award, 30 October 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/915269/cat-23-008-supply-and-delivery-of-frozen-foods (accessed 5 November 2026).