Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Dale Farm Limited
- Value
- £3,586,250
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Agriculture & forestry products · Fresh cows' milk (CPV 03333000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 059984-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Aug 2022
- Published26 Sep 2025Published 1137 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of Milk and Milk Products to school meals kitchens, schools and other locations within Northern Ireland for the period 1 August 2022 – 30 June 2026
About the supplier
Dale Farm Limited: every public contract they have won.