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# Outdoor Learning Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/outdoor-learning-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05e619). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Education Authority: "Outdoor Learning Equipment". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £500,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-authority-GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2026 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bicycles, Camping goods, Camping or outdoor stoves, Canoes, Climbing boots (+9 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 14 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/outdoor-learning-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05e619#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e619`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/outdoor-learning-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05e619#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/outdoor-learning-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05e619#participate

## Description
This Framework is for the supply and delivery of outdoor learning equipment to outdoor learning centres and individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years.
This Framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority ("EA") and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This Framework is not intended to replace any current Contracts/Frameworks that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place.
https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus
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 Schools for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained)
school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducationfe-
colleges Further Education Colleges in NI
https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/
Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI
https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/
Independent Schoolsin NI
Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/
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)

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Clothing and Footwear
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 18000000, 18200000, 18800000, 18823000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £105,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2030

### Lot 2: Cycling Equipment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34430000, 34431000, 34432000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2030

### Lot 3: Water Sports Equipment
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34522550, 37410000, 37412000, 37412300, 37416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £140,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2030

### Lot 4: Camping Equipment
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 37410000, 37414000, 37414600
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £110,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2030

### Lot 5: Climbing/Caving Equipment
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 37410000, 37416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £95,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Lot 2. Cycling Equipment (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **PODIUM 4 SPORT LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133552`
  - Value: £50,000
  - Date: 13/05/2026

- **Award:** Lot 5. Climbing/Caving Equipment (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **PATTERSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54922`
  - Value: £95,000
  - Date: 13/05/2026

- **Award:** -1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 12/05/2026

- **Award:** Lot 3. Water Sports Equipment (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **RED ORANGE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11130438`
  - Value: £140,000
  - Date: 12/05/2026

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Lot 2. Cycling Equipment (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000
  - Signed Date: 28/05/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 3. Water Sports Equipment (active)
  - Signed Value: £140,000
  - Signed Date: 28/05/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 5. Climbing/Caving Equipment (active)
  - Signed Value: £95,000
  - Signed Date: 28/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011176-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-24T09:07:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T12:00:39.968Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e619