Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

ICT-21-021 Apple Equipment and Accessories

the Education Authority · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:58.

Opportunity overview

Modification is to increase value to £11,750,000.00 and extend contract end date to 31st March 2026. (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. When EA established this contract, it was envisaged that Apple products would be in demand but with the drastic and sustained change to a more mobile and virtual delivery methods, as well as the need for ease of accessibility to what schools deliver for teachers and pupils alike, the demand has exceeded the initial estimates. The Covid pandemic and post pandemic environment has considerably changed what devices teachers and pupils now require to function adequately in the school setting. This modification does not alter the scope of the contract as the same catalogue of items will remain EA has undertaken PME that will inform a new procurement for a new EdIS Catalogue contract that will incorporate Apple Equipment and Accessories. This modification will provide contractual cover in the interim.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Academia Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£11.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Sept 2021
Award ID
013447-2025-ICT-21-021-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04771037
Location
Enfield, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV30000000 — Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Lots

  • For the supply and delivery of Apple Equipment and Accessories to the Education Authority and schools in Northern Ireland.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe3c
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
30000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
For the supply and delivery of Apple Equipment and Accessories to the Education Authority and schools in Northern Ireland.

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,050

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-116632
Name
the Education Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
40 Academy Street

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
the Education Authority
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Telephone
+44 2890564000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04771037
Name
Academia Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Enfield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04771037
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Academia Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-143172
Name
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedure

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedure

Award information

Award 1
Id
013447-2025-ICT-21-021-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04771037
Name
Academia Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
013447-2025-ICT-21-021-1
Status
active
Award ID
013447-2025-ICT-21-021-1
Date Signed
27 Sept 2021, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
30000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN

Value

Amount
11,750,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
360

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Modification is to increase value to £11,750,000.00 and extend contract end date to 31st March 2026. This modification is in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (c): It meets each of the following conditions: (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. When EA established this contract, it was envisaged that Apple products would be in demand but with the drastic and sustained change to a more mobile and virtual delivery methods, as well as the need for ease of accessibility to what schools deliver for teachers and pupils alike, the demand has exceeded the initial estimates. The Covid pandemic and post pandemic environment has considerably changed what devices teachers and pupils now require to function adequately in the school setting. This modification does not alter the scope of the contract as the same catalogue of items will remain. EA has undertaken PME that will inform a new procurement for a new EdIS Catalogue contract that will incorporate Apple Equipment and Accessories. This modification will provide contractual cover in the interim.
Description
Modification is to increase value to £11,750,000.00 and extend contract end date to 31st March 2026. (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. When EA established this contract, it was envisaged that Apple products would be in demand but with the drastic and sustained change to a more mobile and virtual delivery methods, as well as the need for ease of accessibility to what schools deliver for teachers and pupils alike, the demand has exceeded the initial estimates. The Covid pandemic and post pandemic environment has considerably changed what devices teachers and pupils now require to function adequately in the school setting. This modification does not alter the scope of the contract as the same catalogue of items will remain EA has undertaken PME that will inform a new procurement for a new EdIS Catalogue contract that will incorporate Apple Equipment and Accessories. This modification will provide contractual cover in the interim.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12NQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fe3c-2025-04-07T15:31:13+01:00compiled ·