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Milk and Milk Products

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Opportunity overview

Supply and Delivery of Milk and Milk Products. The initial period will be for 4 years from the Start Date (anticipated to be July 2026) with options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 24 months. 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/furthereducationfecolleges 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) The value detailed under each contract is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or value of products required under this contract. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values between all contracts/suppliers where required throughout the period of the Contract, within the limit of the overall awarded Contract value (£21,000,000).

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.

DALE FARM LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£7m
Awarded
15 Jun 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH NI025356
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9LS, United Kingdom

DRAYNE'S DAIRY LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£7m
Awarded
15 Jun 2026
Award ID
2
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH NI725682
Location
Lisburn, UKN0E, BT28 3UP, United Kingdom

GROVE DAIRY LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£7m
Awarded
15 Jun 2026
Award ID
3
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH NI641620
Location
Castlederg, UKN0A, BT81 7EF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
CAT-25-003
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
the Education Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Address

Street Address
40 Academy Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 2NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
GROVE DAIRY LTD
Id
GB-COH-NI641620

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NI641620

Address

Street Address
39 Kilclean Road
Locality
Castlederg
Postal Code
BT81 7EF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0A

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
DRAYNE'S DAIRY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-NI725682

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NI725682

Address

Street Address
1 Glenavy Road
Locality
Lisburn
Postal Code
BT28 3UP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0E

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
DALE FARM LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-NI025356

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NI025356

Address

Street Address
Dale Farm House
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9LS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Supply and Delivery of Milk and Milk Products - Section 1 - Armagh (all subsections), Section 2 - Ballymena (all subsections) and Section 5 - Omagh (Subsections 1, 2, 3 and 5)
Status
pending
Date
16 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15500000
Description
Dairy products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15510000
Description
Milk and cream
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511000
Description
Milk
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
15512000
Description
Cream
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511100
Description
Pasteurised milk
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511300
Description
Skimmed milk
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511400
Description
Semi-skimmed milk
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
15550000
Description
Assorted dairy products

Value

Including VAT
7,000,000
Amount
7,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI025356
Name
DALE FARM LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 24 months

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional items may be added to the Contract throughout the Term with the agreement of both the Buyer and the Supplier.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056761-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 15:46
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
Milk and Milk Products - Section 3 - Belfast and Section 4 - Dundonald
Status
pending
Date
16 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15500000
Description
Dairy products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15510000
Description
Milk and cream
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511000
Description
Milk
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
15512000
Description
Cream
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511100
Description
Pasteurised milk
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511300
Description
Skimmed milk
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511400
Description
Semi-skimmed milk
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511500
Description
Full-cream milk

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
7,000,000
Amount
7,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI725682
Name
DRAYNE'S DAIRY LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 24 months

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional items may be added to the Contract throughout the Term with the agreement of both the Buyer and the Supplier.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056761-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 15:46
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 3
Id
3
Title
Milk and Milk Products - Subsection 5.4 Omagh Area 4
Status
pending
Date
16 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15500000
Description
Dairy products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15510000
Description
Milk and cream
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511000
Description
Milk
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
15512000
Description
Cream
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511400
Description
Semi-skimmed milk
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
15511500
Description
Full-cream milk

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
7,000,000
Amount
7,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI641620
Name
GROVE DAIRY LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Options to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 24 months

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional items may be added to the Contract throughout the Term with the agreement of both the Buyer and the Supplier.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056761-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 15:46
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT1 2NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 038197-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 056761-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·