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The Education Authority NI

Sandwiches and Associated Products

ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published8 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Early Days Foods Ltd

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
catering.procure@eani.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Supply and Delivery of Sandwiches and Associated Products to EA school meals kitchens, outdoor education centres and headquarter canteens within Northern Ireland.

Contract period: 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2028 with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 48 months.

The estimated value is : £8,400,000 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/further educationfecolleges 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)

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Supply and Delivery of Sandwiches and Associated

Supply and Delivery of Sandwiches and Associated Products to EA school meals kitchens, outdoor education centres and headquarter canteens within Northern Ireland.

02

This Contract is established by the Education

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.

03

Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI

Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI.

04

Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC)

Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC).

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Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE).

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064740
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
064088-2026
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