Awarded contract

Grounds Maintenance and Grass Cutting Machinery

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£12,000,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Agricultural machinery
Published
16 October 2026

Tender description

This Framework Agreement for the supply of Grounds Maintenance Machinery is being established on behalf of EA, 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 Centres. 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 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's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP) ## Contract award Title: Grounds Maintenance and Grass Cutting Machinery

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date15 October 2026
  2. Completed: Award published16 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 October 2030in 4 years

About the buyer

Education Authority Northern Ireland administers most education sector procurement in Northern Ireland, and buys as a non-departmental public body with its own procurement service. That service is one of six Centres of Procurement Expertise in Northern Ireland. Procurement support also goes to schools, school meals kitchens and youth clubs. Contract categories run from transport, fleet and catering to construction, ICT and business services.

Dynamic purchasing systems are open to join, and a published pipeline lists current activity.

Over the past 5 years, most of Education Authority Northern Ireland's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 16000000 · Agricultural machinery
  • 16100000 · Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
  • 16160000 · Miscellaneous gardening equipment
  • 16310000 · Mowers
  • 16311000 · Lawnmowers
  • 16311100 · Lawn, park or sports-ground mowers
  • 16700000 · Tractors
  • 16710000 · Pedestrian-controlled agricultural tractors
  • 34390000 · Tractor accessories
  • 43325100 · Grounds-maintenance equipment

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