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Sandwiches and Associated Products

The Education Authority NI Published 8 Jul 2026 Find a Tender

key details

Value£8,400,000
Statuscomplete
Category (CPV) 15811510 +1 more
RegionNorthern Ireland
Deadline19 May 2026
Procedureopen
SME suitableYes
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064740

Award

SupplierValueDateStatus
Early Days Foods Ltd £8,400,000 14 Jun 2026 active

description

Supply and Delivery of Sandwiches and Associated Products to EA school meals kitchens, outdoor education centres and headquarter canteens within Northern Ireland.

Contract period: 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2028 with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 48 months.

The estimated value is : £8,400,000

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/further educationfecolleges

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)

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notice history

5 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
4 Feb 2026 Preliminary market engagement (UK2) Procurement Act 2023 010107-2026
20 Apr 2026 Tender notice (UK4) Procurement Act 2023 035716-2026
18 May 2026 Tender notice (UK4) Procurement Act 2023 045374-2026
15 Jun 2026 Contract award (UK6) Procurement Act 2023 056331-2026
8 Jul 2026 Contract details (UK7) Procurement Act 2023 064088-2026

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