Outdoor Furniture made from Recycled Plastic
the Education AuthorityEstimated Value
Up to £990,000
Deadline
13 February 2026
Published
13 January 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of outdoor furniture made from recycled plastic to individual schools and EA locations 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 EA, including 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.
This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. 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), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe... Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ 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) Lot 1 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor benches made from recycled plastic
Lot 2 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor picnic tables made from recycled plastic. Lot 3 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor planters made from recycled plastic.
Key dates
- Duration
- 4 years
Additional details
Lot 4 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor sandpits made from recycled plastic. Lot 5 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor litter bins made from recycled plastic.
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£11m
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- 2
Irwin ME Limited
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- 3
Woodvale Construction Company
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Henderson Foodservice
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£81m
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the Education AuthorityKey Dates
Published
13 January 2026
Submission deadline
13 February 2026
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