Catering Management Tool for Northern Ireland Schools - Market Engagement

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to understand market solutions for a school catering system. This is a scoping and information-gathering phase, not a formal tender. EANI seeks to learn about available innovations, feasibility of requirements, procurement approaches, market capacity, and indicative costs for a catering management solution that supports modern payment methods and manages special dietary requirements in schools. Suppliers are invited to complete and submit a questionnaire by 15:00 on Friday 29th May 2026 via eTendersNI (reference 6527440). Participation is optional and does not affect eligibility for future procurement processes. Selected participants may be invited to attend follow-up discussions to explore their responses further. Information gathered will not be used to advantage or disadvantage suppliers in any future tender exercise.