AwardedAwarded 19 July 2022

CAT-21-011 Fresh Muffins and Associated Items

Education Authority · Education

In brief

Education Authority awarded food and drink work to Henderson Foodservice Ltd on 19 July 2022.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of Fresh Muffins and associated Items to school meals kitchens and other educational establishments within Northern Ireland from 1 August 2022 to 30 April 2023 with options to extend for up to 12 months and up to 24 months respectively. The EA intends to accept one contractor for each of the following Lots: Lot 1 – Armagh/Omagh Lot 2 – Antrim/Derry Lot 3 - Belfast/Dundonald

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1 Armagh/Omagh
What this lot covers

Supply and delivery of Fresh Muffins and associated items to school meal kitchens and other educational establishments within Northern Ireland.

Food and drink supplies—
Lot 2 Antrim/Derry
What this lot covers

Supply and delivery of Fresh Muffins and associated items to school meal kitchens and other educational establishments within Northern Ireland. Additional information: This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority "EA" and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place.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, school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/schoolfinder/ Independent Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ 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.

Food and drink supplies—
Lot 3 Belfast/Dundonald
What this lot covers

Supply and delivery of Fresh Muffins and associated items to school meal kitchens and other educational establishments within Northern Ireland. Additional information: This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority "EA" and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place.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, school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/schoolfinder/ Independent Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ 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.

Food and drink supplies—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Henderson Foodservice LtdLot 1 Armagh/Omagh£700,000
Henderson Foodservice LtdLot 2 Antrim/Derry£700,000
Henderson Foodservice LtdLot 3 Belfast/Dundonald£700,000
Henderson Foodservice LtdLot 1 Armagh/Omagh£2,100,000
1 August 2022 to 30 June 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 020251-2026
  2. Contract notice (update) · notice 024314-2026
  3. Contract award notice (update) · notice 028856-2026

About the buyer

Education AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

130

Awards

56

Suppliers it has used most for food and drink

  1. Nutritional Products Framework

    Belfast Health & Social Care TrustNorthern IrelandFood and drink supplies

    Open30 days left5 lotsFramework

    £9.26mframework ceiling

From notice 020251-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 March 2026, last updated 30 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.