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Official procurement procedure
Milk and Milk Products
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£21,000,000
Submission deadline 26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The Education Authority: "Milk and Milk Products". Published status: complete. Published value: £21,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 May 2026, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Education Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 26 May 2026, 15:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £21,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Education Authority
Market Analytics
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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
Competition Density
5.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 |
Published16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST | Last source update16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f7f7 | ||
What is being bought
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).
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST - Status changed to complete
16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST - Official notice release published
16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST - Published value updated to £21,000,000
27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST - Status changed to active
27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST - Official notice release published
27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST - Submission deadline changed to 26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST - Published value updated to £11,500,000
17 Dec 2025, 14:02 GMT - Status changed to planning
17 Dec 2025, 14:02 GMT - Official notice release published
17 Dec 2025, 14:02 GMT - Buyer information updated
17 Dec 2025, 14:02 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST - Submission deadline
26 May 2026, 15:00 BST - Award pending
16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £7,000,000 - Award pending
16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £7,000,000 - Award pending
16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £7,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards DALE FARM LIMITED £7,000,000 · 16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · pending DRAYNE'S DAIRY LIMITED £7,000,000 · 16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · pending GROVE DAIRY LTD £7,000,000 · 16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 3 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 3 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Education Authority
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXYAward and contract changes
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