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Collection and Disposal of Used Cooking Oil

the Education Authority

Planned

Key facts

Closing date
Not stated by the buyer
Buyer's estimated value
£0 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
Contract period
30 Apr 2027 to 30 Apr 2029
Procedure
Not stated
Notice type
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
Yes

Decision brief

Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.

How bids will be scored
Not stated in the notice.
Conditions of participation (what you must show)
None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
Contract length and extensions
30 Apr 2027 to 30 Apr 2029.
How to submit
Not stated in the notice.
Changes the buyer has announced
  • Engagement Deadline extended to 9th October 2026 at 3pm
Tender documents
No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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Framework
An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
Open for bids / closing date
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Clarification questions
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Conditions of participation
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Bids are scored on
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Lots
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Area (ITL)
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UK4 and other notice codes
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Description

Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Concession Contract for the Collection and Disposal of Used Cooking Oil for the Education Authority throughout Northern Ireland. EANI wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the retendering 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 of CfT 6741529. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 3 pm on the closing date detailed. There are no formal documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this preprocurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider from participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier/ provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and there is no commitment, at this stage to carrying out such a process. No estimated contract value is available at this stage. If taken forward to tender, the concession contract value will be established at tender stage and it is anticipated this will be calculated on the basis of the total estimated revenue receivable by the concessionaire over the duration of the contract through historic usage relating to the volume of oil collected, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.