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Official procurement procedure
Supply and Maintenance of Multi Function Devices and Photocopiers to Education Authority (EA) Schools
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£19,500,000
Submission deadline 19 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: The Education Authority: "Supply and Maintenance of Multi Function Devices and Photocopiers to Education Authority (EA) Schools". Published status: complete. Published value: £19,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Education Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 19 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £19,500,000 |
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Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
5.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Mar 2026, 10:26 GMT | Last source update19 Mar 2026, 10:26 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-055d20 | ||
What is being bought
The provision of Supply and Maintenance of Multi Function Devices and Photocopiers to individual schools within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority ("EA") and is open to the NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. 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 School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
19 Mar 2026, 10:26 GMT - tender value changed
5 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT - Status changed to complete
5 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT - Official notice release published
5 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
5 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT - Official notice release published
12 Jan 2026, 10:19 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 19 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
12 Jan 2026, 10:19 GMT - Official notice release published
15 Dec 2025, 09:37 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 14 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
15 Dec 2025, 09:37 GMT - Published value updated to £19,500,000
8 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT - Status changed to active
8 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT - Official notice release published
8 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 7 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
8 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT - Status changed to planning
10 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST - Official notice release published
10 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST - Buyer information updated
10 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST
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
19 Mar 2026, 10:26 GMT - Submission deadline
19 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 27 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £19,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards BURKE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS LIMITED, CALVERT OFFICE EQUIPMENT LIMITED, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Limited, QLC SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Ricoh UK Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £19,500,000 · signed 27 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 28 Feb 2030, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Education Authority
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXYDocuments (1)
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