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    ContractsSupply and Delivery of Sandwiches and Associated Products to Northern Ireland Educational Institutions
    Awarded contract

    Supply and Delivery of Sandwiches and Associated Products to Northern Ireland Educational Institutions

    Awarded
    £8.4m
    Published 15 Jun 2026

    Competitive tender to supply and deliver sandwiches and related food products to Northern Ireland's educational institutions and schools from July 2026 for an initial 2-year term with extension options.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· Northern IrelandPublished 15 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £8.4m
    Published 15 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £8,400,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Facilities Management
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Northern Ireland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • ED
      EARLY DAYS FOODS LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    15 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a supply and delivery contract for sandwiches and associated food products established by the Education Authority (EA) in Northern Ireland. The contract runs for an initial 2-year period starting July 2026, with options to extend for up to an additional 48 months. The agreement is available to a wide range of educational and institutional bodies across Northern Ireland, including: EA-controlled primary and post-primary schools, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools, Irish Medium Schools, Grammar Schools, Nursery Schools, Further Education Colleges, Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools, school meal kitchens, controlled youth centres, EA Teachers' and Educational Centres, the Council for the Curriculum Examination and Assessment (CCEA), and other designated educational institutions including Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, and pre-schools within the EA Pre-School Education Programme. This contract is intended to supplement but not replace any existing food supply agreements currently in place with participating organizations. Authorized institutional buyers can access the agreement with EA permission.

    Track record

    3 awards · 2 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In agriculture food, the Education Authority has awarded 3 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. DALE FARM LIMITED2× · 67%
    2. EARLY DAYS FOODS LIMITED1× · 33%

    Across agriculture food, the most active winners are INMEDIA, spol. s r.o., INMEDIA SPOL S RO, BFS GROUP LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-064740
    EA
    Buyer
    the Education Authority
    Sector
    Facilities Management