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Milk and Milk Products

the Education Authority Published 16 Jun 2026 Find a Tender

key details

Value£21,000,000
Statuscomplete
Category (CPV) 15500000 +5 more
RegionNorthern Ireland
Deadline26 May 2026
Procedureopen
SME suitableYes
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f7f7

Awards (3)

This procurement was awarded to 3 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £21,000,000.

SupplierValueDateStatus
DALE FARM LIMITED shared £7,000,000 15 Jun 2026 pending
DRAYNE'S DAIRY LIMITED shared £7,000,000 15 Jun 2026 pending
GROVE DAIRY LTD shared £7,000,000 15 Jun 2026 pending

description

Supply and Delivery of Milk and Milk Products. The initial period will be for 4 years from the Start Date (anticipated to be July 2026) with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 24 months.

This 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.

This Contract is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or nonparticipating institutions may already have in place.

Department of Education - Schools Plus

https://www.educationni.gov.uk/services/schoolsplus

Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools

Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary

Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled, and Catholic Maintained),

Schoolmeals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres.

Further Education Colleges in NI : https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducationfecolleges

NICIE - https://nicie.org

Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI

Independent Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/

EA Teachers' and Educational Centres

Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA)

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

Middletown Centre for Autism

Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC)

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)

Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP)

The value detailed under each contract is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or value of products required under this contract. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values between all contracts/suppliers where required throughout the period of the Contract, within the limit of the overall awarded Contract value (£21,000,000).

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notice history

3 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
17 Dec 2025 Preliminary market engagement (UK2) Procurement Act 2023 083884-2025
27 Apr 2026 Tender notice (UK4) Procurement Act 2023 038197-2026
16 Jun 2026 Contract award (UK6) Procurement Act 2023 056761-2026

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