Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb6-0c99-70f1-878c-4d09a9bf778b/supply-and-delivery-of-pre-prepared-meals-to-the-education-authority awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Supply And Delivery of Pre-Prepared Meals to the Education Authority [the Education Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-education-authority) Estimated value £335,000 Published 29 Jul 2025 Deadline Closed 7 Jul 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Education Authority invites tenders for the Supply and Delivery of Pre-Prepared Meals. The initial period will be for 60 months from the Start Date (anticipated to be August 2025) with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 24 months. 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 [educationni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus](https://www.educationni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus) 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 : [nidirect.gov.uk](https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges) ### NICIE - https://nicie.org/ ### Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI Independent Schools in NI [isc.co.uk](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's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP) Read full description ## CPV classification Prepared meals School meals Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04e889-2025-07-29T09:21:22+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04e889-2025-07-29T09:21:22+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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