Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Albany DMS Limited SME, Alpha Marketing Plc SME, Banner Group Limited, Creative Activity SME, Forbes Contracts SME, Joseph Flanigan Son Ltd, Learning Space SME, MOFFETT AND SONS LIMITED T/A Balmoral Furniture SME, Spaceright Europe Limited SME, Wagstaff Bros.,limited SME, Workshop NI Ltd SME, Ballycastle Climbing Frames SME +1 more
- Value
- £27,470,800 across 5 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Kindergarten furniture (CPV 39161000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 007111-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2025
- Published25 Feb 2025Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
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. The tender is divided into 5 lots as follows: Lot 1 – Classroom Furniture, Lot 2 - Furniture for School Dining Areas and Staff Canteens, Lot 3 – Assembly Hall Chairs and Trolleys, Lot 4 – Science Technology Furniture and Lot 5 – Design and Room Fit Outs - Catalogues. 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 utilize 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-plu…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| FAE-24-006 SCHOOL FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY: Lot 1 – Classroom Furniture | Albany DMS Limited SME, Alpha Marketing Plc SME, Banner Group Limited, Creative Activity SME, Forbes Contracts SME +6 more | £13.2m |
| FAE-24-006 SCHOOL FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY: Lot 2 - Furniture for School Dining Areas and Staff Canteens | Albany DMS Limited SME, Alpha Marketing Plc SME, Banner Group Limited, Creative Activity SME, Joseph Flanigan Son Ltd +4 more | £4.23m |
| FAE-24-006 SCHOOL FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY: Lot 3 – Assembly Hall Chairs and Trolleys | Albany DMS Limited SME, Alpha Marketing Plc SME, Creative Activity SME, Joseph Flanigan Son Ltd, Wagstaff Bros.,limited SME | £750k |
| FAE-24-006 SCHOOL FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY: Lot 4 – Science Technology Furniture | Alpha Marketing Plc SME, Banner Group Limited, Creative Activity SME, Forbes Contracts SME, Learning Space SME +3 more | £3.81m |
| FAE-24-006 SCHOOL FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY: Lot 5 – Design and Room Fit Outs - Catalogues | Alpha Marketing Plc SME, Ballycastle Climbing Frames SME, Banner Group Limited, Community Products UK Ltd SME, Creative Activity SME +6 more | £5.49m |
About the suppliers
Albany DMS Limited: every public contract they have won.
Alpha Marketing Plc: every public contract they have won.
Banner Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05510758).
Creative Activity: every public contract they have won.
Forbes Contracts: every public contract they have won.
Joseph Flanigan Son Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Learning Space: every public contract they have won.
MOFFETT AND SONS LIMITED T/A Balmoral Furniture: every public contract they have won.
Spaceright Europe Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC344257).
Wagstaff Bros.,limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00295393).
Workshop NI Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Ballycastle Climbing Frames: every public contract they have won.
Community Products UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.