AwardedAwarded 8 July 2026

Outdoor Furniture made from Recycled Plastic

Education Authority · Education

In brief

Education Authority awarded furniture work to Creative Activity Group Ltd, Ecoplastic Recycling Ltd and Environmental Street Furniture Ltd. and 1 others on 8 July 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £990,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 9 July 2026.

It is split into 5 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

This Framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority ("EA") and is open to the EA, including the NI educational bodies listed below. At some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the Framework and must have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This Framework is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus 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,…Read the full description
This Framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority ("EA") and is open to the EA, including the NI educational bodies listed below. At some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the Framework and must have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This Framework is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus 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)

Lots

LotTradeValue
Outdoor Benches
9 July 2026 to 8 July 2030
What this lot covers

Lot 1 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor benches made from recycled plastic

Furniture£295,000
Outdoor Picnic Tables
9 July 2026 to 8 July 2030
What this lot covers

Lot 2 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor picnic tables made from recycled plastic.

Furniture£455,000
Outdoor Planters
9 July 2026 to 8 July 2030
What this lot covers

Lot 3 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor planters made from recycled plastic.

Furniture£115,000
Outdoor Sandpits
9 July 2026 to 8 July 2030
What this lot covers

Lot 4 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor sandpits made from recycled plastic.

Furniture£35,000
Outdoor Litterbins
9 July 2026 to 8 July 2030
What this lot covers

Lot 5 is for the supply and delivery of outdoor litter bins made from recycled plastic.

Furniture£90,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Creative Activity Group Ltd (SME)
Ecoplastic Recycling Ltd (SME)
Environmental Street Furniture Ltd. (SME)
5 bids received
Outdoor Benches£295,000
Awarded 26 June 2026
10 July 2026 to 9 July 2030
Creative Activity Group Ltd (SME)
Ecoplastic Recycling Ltd (SME)
Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions Limited (SME)
5 bids received
Outdoor Picnic Tables£455,000
Awarded 26 June 2026
10 July 2026 to 9 July 2030
Creative Activity Group Ltd (SME)
Ecoplastic Recycling Ltd (SME)
Environmental Street Furniture Ltd. (SME)
5 bids received
Outdoor Planters£115,000
Awarded 26 June 2026
10 July 2026 to 9 July 2030
Creative Activity Group Ltd (SME)
Ecoplastic Recycling Ltd (SME)
Environmental Street Furniture Ltd. (SME)
5 bids received
Outdoor Sandpits£35,000
Awarded 26 June 2026
10 July 2026 to 9 July 2030
Creative Activity Group Ltd (SME)
Ecoplastic Recycling Ltd (SME)
Environmental Street Furniture Ltd. (SME)
5 bids received
Outdoor Litterbins£90,000
Awarded 26 June 2026
10 July 2026 to 9 July 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 023067-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 060475-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 070148-2026

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From notice 023067-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 March 2026, last updated 24 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.