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Supply and Maintenance of Multi Function Devices and Photocopiers to Education Authority (EA) Schools

the Education Authority

Estimated Value

Up to £19,500,000

Deadline

19 January 2026

Published

19 March 2026

Type

Not specified

Northern IrelandGBopen

Overview

The provision of Supply and Maintenance of Multi Function Devices and Photocopiers to individual schools within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority ("EA") and is open to the NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus 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), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).

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Duration
4 years

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Award Details

QLC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

3 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2030

£19,500,000

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Limited

3 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2030

£19,500,000

RICOH UK LIMITED

3 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2030

£19,500,000

BURKE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS LIMITED

3 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2030

£19,500,000

CALVERT OFFICE EQUIPMENT LIMITED

3 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2030

£19,500,000

Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

5 found
  1. 1

    MAKE A MELODY LTD.

    2 contracts wonlatest 1 Aug 2025ends 31 Aug 2027CH NI681945

    £1m

    total awarded

  2. 2

    NI Trucks Ltd

    1 contract wonlatest 19 Aug 2026ends 1 Sept 2030

    £350,000

    total awarded

  3. 3

    Kays Medical Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 23 Jun 2026ends 5 Jul 2030CH 01248430

    £850,000

    total awarded

  4. 4

    Furlong Business Solutions Linited

    1 contract wonlatest 18 Jun 2026ends 30 Jun 2031CH 04879660

    £4m

    total awarded

  5. 5

    NAPIER & SONS SOLICITORS LTD

    1 contract wonlatest 16 Jun 2026ends 30 Jun 2030CH NI658197

    £2m

    total awarded

MAKE A MELODY LTD. is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.

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Education Authority
Typepublic body
RegionUKN
Total tenders38
Total spend£785,226,254
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19 March 2026

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19 January 2026

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