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the Education Authority: public contracts and tenders
the Education Authority awarded 130 public contracts worth €4.0bn where a value is stated since 2025-02-25; the food and beverages contract held by Henderson Foodservice Ltd ends on 2027-06-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 105 of 130 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | the Education Authority |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | Belfast |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, EU TED |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin ME Ltd | 7 | €159.9M | ||
| Version 1 Solutions Limited | 6 | €7.3M | ||
| Woodvale Construction Company | 5 | €55.0M | ||
| BANNER GROUP LIMITED | 4 | €2.8M | ||
| Capita Managed IT Solutions | 4 | €2.6bn | ||
| Creative Activity Group Ltd | 4 | n/a | ||
| Greystone Joinery Construction Ltd | 4 | €116.2M | ||
| Maurice Flynn and Sons Ltd | 4 | €174.3M | ||
| Academia Ltd | 3 | €49.7M | ||
| ALBANY DMS LIMITED | 3 | n/a | ||
| Massey Catering Equipment Limited | 3 | n/a | ||
| PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED | 01135827 Companies House (GB) | findel-education.co.uk | 2 | n/a |
| Fujitsu Services Limited | 00096056 Companies House (GB) | fujitsu.com | 2 | €111.0M |
| Version 1 Solutions Limited | 03438874 Companies House (GB) | version1.com | 2 | €2.3M |
| 6ByThree Digital Limited | 2 | €343k |
Suppliers named on the Education Authority's award notices (the top 15 of 153); 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
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of the Education Authority 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. 8 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | Fixed Asset Management System | 2026-10-12 | €955k |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction work | 45 | 30 | €849.5M |
| IT services | 72 | 23 | €2.8bn |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 9 | €7.3M |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 8 | €79.4M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 6 | €13.2M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 6 | €10.7M |
| Printed matter | 22 | 4 | €24.0M |
| Education and training | 80 | 4 | €3.8M |
| Food and beverages | 15 | 3 | €66.2M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 3 | n/a |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 3 | €12.4M |
| Business services | 79 | 3 | €10.7M |
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
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, 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 the Education Authority awarded?
the Education Authority published 130 contract award notices between 2025-02-25 and 2026-10-22; the 105 that state a value add up to €4.0bn (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are the Education Authority's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Irwin ME Ltd (7), Version 1 Solutions Limited (6) and Woodvale Construction Company (5) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which the Education Authority contracts end soon?
8 contracts awarded by the Education Authority end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the food and beverages contract held by Henderson Foodservice Ltd, ending on 2027-06-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does the Education Authority have open tenders now?
Yes: 1 calls for tender from the Education Authority are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does the Education Authority buy?
Most of the Education Authority's awards are in Construction work (CPV 45) (30), IT services (CPV 72) (23) and Furniture and cleaning products (CPV 39) (9) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "the Education Authority tenders and contracts: 130 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/the-education-authority-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.