Notice Information
Notice Title
First Aid Supplies
Notice Description
Education Authority (hereafter referred to as EA) has a requirement for the supply of First Aid Supplies and intend to establish a contract for a period of 4 years with optional extension period(s) up to and including 24 months. It should be noted that the contract extension options may or may not be exercised.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: An optional extension period(s) up to and including 24 months
Renewal: An optional extension period(s) up to and including 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0655f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058974-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
33140000 - Medical consumables
33141623 - First-aid boxes
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £850,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £850,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £850,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jun 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jun 20262 days ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jul 2026 - 5 Jul 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-04-17
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT1 2NQ
- Post Town
- 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
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Duncairn
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058974-2026
23rd June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016603-2026
24th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014275-2026
17th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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