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CfT: PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATION QUESTIONNAIRE - Collection, Transport and Delivery of School Meals and Associated Items

Buyer Organisation:
the Education Authority
Title:
PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATION QUESTIONNAIRE - Collection, Transport and Delivery of School Meals and Associated Items
CfT CA Unique ID:
EANI-2752
Evaluation Mechanism:
Price/Cost Effectiveness
Description:
This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority. The purpose of this market consultation exercise is to gain an understanding of the market in terms of logistics and technical capability of meeting the delivery timescale requirement of 01 September 2021. The information provided by suppliers will assist the Education Authority (EA) in ensuring that the most efficient and effective methods for the Collection, Transport and Delivery of School Meals and Associated Items are undertaken and included in any forthcoming procurement exercise. 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 procurement exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier 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.
Services, Works, Goods:
Services
CPC Category:
Education and vocational education services
Directive:
Old Classic
Procedure:
Open
CfT Involves:
The establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement Timeframe:
N/A
CPV Codes:
55521200-Meal delivery service
60120000-Taxi services
60180000-Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
55520000-Catering services
55521100-Meals-on-wheels services
Contact Point:
transport.procure@eani.org.uk
Publish on behalf of:
the Education Authority
Participating bodies:
the Education Authority
Award per Item:
Yes
NUTS codes:
UKN
Above or Below Threshold:
Above
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
13/05/2021 15:00
End of clarification period:
13/05/2021 12:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications:
Yes
Tenders Opening Date:
13/05/2021 15:30
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
Yes
Contract awarded in Lots:
No
EU funding:
No
Multiple tenders will be accepted:
Yes
Contract duration in months or years, excluding extensions:
1 years
Validity of Tender in days or months:
90 days
Date of Publication/Invitation:
06/05/2021 17:04