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Sandwiches and Associated Products

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£8,400,000
Submission deadline 19 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The Education Authority: "Sandwiches and Associated Products". Published status: complete. Published value: £8,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 May 2026, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThe Education AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
19 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£8,400,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Education Authority
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Published history for The Education Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.5Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 62 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Education Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published8 Jul 2026, 11:28 BST
Last source update8 Jul 2026, 11:28 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064740
What is being bought
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)
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    8 Jul 2026, 11:28 BST
  2. tender value changed
    15 Jun 2026, 16:26 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Jun 2026, 16:26 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    15 Jun 2026, 16:26 BST
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    15 Jun 2026, 16:26 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    18 May 2026, 14:12 BST
  7. Submission deadline changed to 19 May 2026, 15:00 BST
    18 May 2026, 14:12 BST
  8. Published value updated to £8,400,000
    20 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST
  9. Status changed to active
    20 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    20 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST
  11. Submission deadline changed to 18 May 2026, 15:00 BST
    20 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST
  12. Published value updated to £7,500,000
    4 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
  13. Status changed to planning
    4 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
  14. Official notice release published
    4 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
  15. Buyer information updated
    4 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Jul 2026, 11:28 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £8,400,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Early Days Foods Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Sandwiches and Associated Products
£8,400,000 · signed 19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST30 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

The Education Authority

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY
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  • The Education Authority NI
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PPHJ-6982-JPXY
    40 Academy Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 2NQ, GB
  • Early Days Foods Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: NI614010
    Milltown House Milltown Industrial Estate, Newry, UKN08, BT34 3FN, GB
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
  • Not published

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