Procure4Education Northern Ireland 2025 is an event dedicated to advancing public procurement in the education sector in Northern Ireland. This one-day forum brings together school leaders, procurement officers, policymakers, and suppliers from this sector worth £1bn + annually, to explore best practice, policy updates and innovative solutions that shape the future of procurement in education in Northern Ireland.
Confirmed Speakers Include
Julie O'Sullivan
Head of Commercial Procurement Services
Clare Egan
Head of Procurement
Sharon Smyth CBE
Deputy Secretary
Lisa Beers
Head of Social Value Unit
Frances Meehan
Assistant Director Education Information Solutions Programme
David Hunter
Programme Director
David Hunter is a business and social-enterprise leader from Larne, Northern Ireland, with extensive experience in economic development, regeneration, and community partnerships. In 2022, David was appointed by the Department for Communities (NI) as one of only five subject-matter experts to the Ministerial Advisory Panel (MAP) on Community Wealth Building, established to support local economic recovery across Northern Ireland. He is the Programme Director of the Larne Community Wealth Building Partnership (LCWBP) and Founder of Next Steps Consultancy Ltd, working with local councils, government departments, and anchor institutions to deliver inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Renowned for building strong partnerships across public, private, and voluntary sectors, David specialises in translating complex policy frameworks into practical, deliverable outcomes that promote regional balance, sustainability, and thriving communities—while consistently achieving measurable social impact.
Roy Bell
Consultant
Gavin Fox
Head of Business Development
Thank you to our 2025 Event Partners and Participating Organisations
Education Authority Northern Ireland
Partner
The Education Authority (EA) is an arms-length government body of the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. It is responsible for providing education services for pre-school, primary and post primary schools across Northern Ireland, as well as providing an extensive youth service regionally. The EA Commercial Procurement Service (CPS) is a recognised CoPE (Centre of Procurement Expertise) who manage the procurement of a diverse range of supplies, services and works, with a total annual contract expenditure of £470 million and a live contract portfolio worth £1.4 billion.
University of Ulster
Partner
We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.
Queen’s University Belfast
Partner
Key Event Features
Conference Sessions
Product Showcase
Supplier Engagement Zone
Event Sponsor
Thank you to our Sponsors
CPAC Modular
Headline Sponsor
Stand Location: 1
A multi-award-winning construction company, most recently delivering Ireland's first permanent modular-built 3,600sqmt two storey school; With an unmatched heritage in design and construction, and over 40 years’ experience in offsite factory-controlled manufacturing’ it’s not hard to see why CPAC Modular are Ireland’s leading modular building company.
HP
Headline Sponsor
Stand Location: 7
We are a technology company born of the belief that companies should do more than just make a profit. They should make the world a better place.
Our efforts in climate action, human rights, and digital equity prove that we are doing everything in our power to make it so.
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And our technology – a product and service portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions – was created to inspire this meaningful progress.
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