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Teaching and Learning Resources (including Assessment Materials)

the Education Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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02 Dec 2025 at 13:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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15 Oct 2025 at 12:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority in Northern Ireland has completed a procurement process for the supply of Teaching and Learning Resources, including Assessment Materials, under tender ID EDR-24-010. This procurement covers a period of four years, starting from 1st November 2025 until 31st October 2029, with a framework agreement in place. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure and is aimed at catering to educational institutions across Northern Ireland, including schools and further education colleges. The procurement process involved several suppliers and covered Printed Books and related educational products, aligning with the CPV classification 22100000. The total estimated value of the procurement is £50 million, with key contracts like "Lot 1 Textbooks" and "Lot 3 Assessment Resources" having been awarded with active statuses. The procurement process was carried out under the regulations applicable for public authorities as central government entities with Northern Irish devolved regulations applying.

This tender offers significant opportunities for business growth to suppliers in the education sector. It is ideally suited for SMEs involved in the production and distribution of educational materials, as well as larger enterprises capable of managing substantial contracts. Businesses focusing on printed books, workbooks, curriculum resources, and digital learning solutions will find this procurement appealing. Suppliers already familiar with the needs of various educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools, can leverage this framework to expand their market presence within Northern Ireland through strategic collaborations with the Education Authority. The tender accommodates various types of educational content, widening the scope for innovative solutions and diverse educational materials to meet the evolving demands in teaching and learning environments.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Teaching and Learning Resources (including Assessment Materials)

Notice Description

The Education Authority (EA) invited tenders for the supply and delivery of Teaching and Learning Resources (including Assessment Materials) 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 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/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), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges 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 Centre's, 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's Pre- School Education Programme (PSEP)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f6b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078944-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

CPV Codes

22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
the Education Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 2NQ
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Duncairn
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
17
Supplier Names

CJ Fallon

CLASSOOS UK LIMITED

COLOURPOINT CREATIVE LIMITED

FINDEL EDUCATION LIMITED

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LIMITED

HEALTH BOOKS UK LTD

HEATH BOOKS LTD

HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED

Oxford University Press

PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED

PRIMED PUBLISHING LTD

RED BOX BOOKS LIMITED

RENAISSANCE LEARNING UK LIMITED

SCHOLASTIC LIMITED

SHULPH LIMITED

Speech Link Multimedia Ltd

THE WEATHERBIES LIMITED

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