Buyer profile
the Education Authority
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Total contracts
145
Known spend
£2bn
137 disclosed
Average value
£18m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Version 1 Solutions Limited
£11m
- 2
Irwin ME Ltd
6 winslatest 08 Apr 2026£99m
- 3
HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED
£56m
- 4
Woodvale Construction Company Ltd
5 winslatest 14 Apr 2026£57m
- 5
Fujitsu Services Limited
£81m
- 6
Banner Group Limited
4 winslatest 18 Feb 2026£27m
- 7
CHC Group Ltd
3 winslatest 03 Dec 2025£170m
- 8
Academia Ltd
£43m
- 9
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT CO LTD
3 winslatest 18 Feb 2026£20m
- 10
ALBANY DMS LIMITED
3 winslatest 13 Aug 2025£14m
What they buy
By CPV categoryConstruction worksCPV 45
22 contracts · £606m
IT servicesCPV 72
18 contracts · £1bn
Office & computing equipmentCPV 30
8 contracts · £68m
Furniture & furnishingsCPV 39
7 contracts · £32m
Business servicesCPV 79
6 contracts · £12m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
5 contracts · £8m
SoftwareCPV 48
4 contracts · £8m
Printed matterCPV 22
3 contracts · £26m
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (145)
ICT-25-003 - carbon emission reporting platform
Tp provide the Education Authority with a Carbon Emission Reporting Platform to baseline and track progress on carbon emissions reduction across EA operations to meet legislative r
ICT-24-034 printer cartridges
The supply and delivery of Printer Cartridges to the Education Authority, Schools and other Educational Bodies in Northern Ireland. Additional information: This contract was awarde
FAE-20-011 portable staging
Supply and Delivery of Portable Staging to schools and other EA locations within Northern Ireland on a call off as required basis.
Post primary desktop devices
Supply of desktop computer devices to Northern Ireland Post Primary Schools. Additional information: This contract was awarded via a further competition under the Crown Commercial
FAE-24-006 school furniture FOR education authority
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of School Furniture to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years.