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Sandwiches and Associated Products

The Education Authority NI

Awarded
goods
Northern Ireland

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Key details

Contracting authority
The Education Authority NI
Public authority - central government
Region
Belfast
Contract value
£8,400,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
8 July 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 July 2026 - 30 June 2028
2 years
Possible extension to 30 June 2032 · 5 years, 11 months in total
Extension terms: Option to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 48 months
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 15811510 Sandwiches
  • 15811511 Prepared sandwiches

What happened

The Education Authority NI awarded this contract to Early Days Foods Ltd worth £8,400,000 on 19 Jun 2026. The contract runs until 30 Jun 2028.

Description

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)

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Early Days Foods Ltd
Companies House: NI614010
Award value
£8,400,000
Award date
19 June 2026

Contact

Address
40 Academy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ

Identifiers

Buyer reference
CAT-25-011
Notice ID
064088-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064740

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