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# Education Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-FTS-5389). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Education Authority is a Education based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 71 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Education Authority
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-5389` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 71
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £546m (median award: £205k) across 3 of 3 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-FTS-5389

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 3 (75%), Framework: 1 (25%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 2 (50%), Open: 1 (25%), Route not published: 1 (25%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
3. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
5. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Stephens Catering Equipment Co Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stephens-catering-equipment-co-ltd-coh-ni011092):** 9 procedures (11 awards)
2. **[Galgorm Hygiene](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/galgorm-hygiene-coh-ni011216):** 7 procedures
3. **[Banner Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/banner-group-limited-coh-05510758):** 6 procedures
4. **[Capita Managed IT Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-managed-it-solutions-coh-ni032979):** 5 procedures
5. **[Fujitsu Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fujitsu-services-ltd-coh-00096056):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Capita Managed IT Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-managed-it-solutions-coh-ni032979):** £546m · [Education Network for Northern Ireland — “Education Network (NI)”](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/education-network-for-northern-ireland-education-network-ni-ocds-h6vhtk-04ee92)
2. **[Specialist Computer Centres Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/specialist-computer-centres-plc-coh-01428210):** £205k · [Hybrid Active Directory Auditing and Monitoring Tool](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ict-24-025-hybrid-active-directory-auditing-and-monitoring-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-04df00)
3. **[ODYSSEY EDUCATION LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/odyssey-education-ltd-coh-09826069):** £178k · [Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ict-24-036-supply-of-lockable-mobile-phone-pouches-and-associated-training-guidance-and-su-ocds-h6vhtk-04daae)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Education Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-FTS-5389#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-FTS-5389
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt