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Education Authority NI: public contracts and tenders

Education Authority NI awarded 63 public contracts worth €297.0M where a value is stated since 2023-12-22; the repair and maintenance services contract held by CRB Cunninghams Ltd ends on 2026-12-31 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards63
Awarded value (stated)€297.0M
Suppliers named7
Ending in 18 months5
Open calls now0
Calls for tender12
First award2023-12-22
Latest award2026-07-08

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 40 of 63 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameEducation Authority NI
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeBody governed by public law
CityBelfast
SourcesUK Find a Tender, EU TED

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
Henderson Foodservice Limited3€40.0M
CRB Cunninghams Ltd1€207k
Early Days Foods Ltd1€9.8M
Make A Melody Ltd1€2.3M
MRI Software1€248k
PARITOR LTD1€90,535
Pearson Education Limited1€536k

Suppliers named on Education Authority NI's award notices; registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2026-12-31CRB Cunningham’s Education Solutions Annual Cashless System Maintenance 2026/27CRB Cunninghams Ltd€207kend date stated
2027-03-31ICT-26-008 Manhattan Estates Management SystemMRI Software€248kend date stated
2027-03-31Fresh Poultry Products for Education Authority NIHenderson Foodservice Limited€20.2Mend date stated
2027-05-31Music service Software SolutionPARITOR LTD€90,535end date stated
2027-08-31Holistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service - Belfast…Make A Melody Ltd€2.3Mend date stated

End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).

Award notices of Education Authority NI whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 5 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

No open call for tender from Education Authority NI today.

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Food and beverages154€49.8M
Health and social work services852€2.8M
Software packages and information systems481€90,535
Repair and maintenance services501€207k
IT services721€248k

Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Recent awards

PublishedContractWinnersValue
2026-07-08Sandwiches and Associated ProductsEarly Days Foods Ltd€9.8M
2026-04-09ICT-26-008 Manhattan Estates Management SystemMRI Software€248k
2026-03-27Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related ProductsHenderson Foodservice Ltd€19.4M
2026-01-21CRB Cunningham’s Education Solutions Annual Cashless System Maintenance 2026/27CRB Cunninghams Ltd€207k
2025-12-15Provision of an Online Educational Psychology Assessment Software and LicencesPearson Education Limited€536k
2025-11-17Supply And Delivery of Pre Prepared Meals to the Education AuthorityHENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED€381k
2025-08-21Fresh Poultry Products for Education Authority NIHenderson Foodservice Limited€20.2M
2025-08-01Holistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service - Belfast…Make A Melody Ltd€2.3M
2025-06-03Music service Software SolutionPARITOR LTD€90,535

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Sources: UK Find a Tender, EU TED, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.

Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.

Questions

How many public contracts has Education Authority NI awarded?

Education Authority NI published 63 contract award notices between 2023-12-22 and 2026-07-08; the 40 that state a value add up to €297.0M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are Education Authority NI's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: Henderson Foodservice Limited (3), CRB Cunninghams Ltd (1) and Early Days Foods Ltd (1) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which Education Authority NI contracts end soon?

5 contracts awarded by Education Authority NI end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the repair and maintenance services contract held by CRB Cunninghams Ltd, ending on 2026-12-31 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does Education Authority NI have open tenders now?

No call for tender from Education Authority NI is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 12 earlier calls are counted on this page.

What does Education Authority NI buy?

Most of Education Authority NI's awards are in Food and beverages (CPV 15) (4), Health and social work services (CPV 85) (2) and Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (1) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Education Authority NI tenders and contracts: 63 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/education-authority-ni-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.