Supply And Delivery of Pre Prepared Meals to the Education Authority

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    "description": "Supply and delivery of Pre-Prepared Meals (Individual and Bulk) to school meals kitchens within Northern Ireland for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further two 12 month extension periods.\nThis 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.\nThis Contract is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or nonparticipating institutions may already have in place.\nDepartment of Education - Schools Plus https://www.educationni.gov.uk/services/schoolsplus\nPrimary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained\nSchools\nIndependent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary\nGrammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled, and Catholic Maintained), schoolmeals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres.\nFurther Education Colleges in NI : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-educationfecolleges\nNICIE - https://nicie.org/\nGrant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI\nIndependent Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/\nEA Teachers\u0027 and Educational Centres\nCouncil for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA)\nArmagh Observatory and Planetarium\nMiddletown Centre for Autism\nControlled Schools Support Council (CSSC)\nNorthern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)\nPre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP)\nPreliminary market engagement notice ocds-h6vhtk-04e889 was Published 28 February 2025, 10:25am",
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    "title": "Supply And Delivery of Pre Prepared Meals to the Education Authority"
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