PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products for Education Authority NI
Issued by The Education Authority · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 12 Oct 2026
- Value
- GBP 67,500,000
- Reference
- CAT-26-001
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Agriculture & Food
- Type
- goods
At a glance
The Education Authority in United Kingdom has published a request for information in agriculture & food: “PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products for Education Authority NI”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. The stated value is GBP 67,500,000. Quote reference CAT-26-001 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 10 notices from this buyer since 2026, 9 of them currently open. There are 74 open agriculture & food notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.
Details
The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of Ambient and Chilled Grocery Products and Fresh Muffins. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed no later than 3pm on the closing date detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
This notice has closed — what to do next
We hold 10 notices from The Education Authority, going back to August 2026 — 9 of them still open. They buy mostly in Education & Training, Agriculture & Food and Sports, Recreation & Events. There are 74 open Agriculture & Food tenders in United Kingdom.
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Before you bid on this tender
A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this agriculture & food opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.
- Confirm the closing date and submission window on the official portal before you start preparing your bid.
- Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
- Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
- Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
- Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
- Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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