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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 AuthorityThe Education AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£21,000,000
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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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
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
  1. tender value changed
    16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
  5. Published value updated to £21,000,000
    27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
    27 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST
  9. Published value updated to £11,500,000
    17 Dec 2025, 14:02 GMT
  10. Status changed to planning
    17 Dec 2025, 14:02 GMT
  11. Official notice release published
    17 Dec 2025, 14:02 GMT
  12. Buyer information updated
    17 Dec 2025, 14:02 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
    16 Jun 2026, 15:46 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Award pending
    16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £7,000,000
  4. Award pending
    16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £7,000,000
  5. 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-JPXY
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Award and contract changes
Documents (0)
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