Planning

Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire - Education Information Solutions Programme - ICT Service Catalogue Provider

THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY

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Planning

14 Jun 2024 at 10:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority in Northern Ireland is planning a market consultation exercise for a replacement ICT Service Catalogue provider through a pre-market engagement questionnaire. This exercise aims to gather market views to inform internal business planning for the procurement of a service provider enabling schools and EA Corporate to purchase ICT devices and software. The Education Authority emphasizes that this scoping phase is not a formal procurement process and does not confer any advantage or disadvantage to potential suppliers.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing IT services, consulting, software development, Internet support, office and computing machinery, software packages, and information systems. Companies interested in supplying ICT devices and software to schools and EA Corporate in Northern Ireland should monitor the future notice date of January 31, 2025, for more details on participation. The tender is part of the services procurement category, focusing on the education sector, with the Buyer being the Education Authority acting as a central purchasing body.

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Notice Title

Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire - Education Information Solutions Programme - ICT Service Catalogue Provider

Notice Description

***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority (EA) is seeking the views of the market on its approach for the procurement of a service provider for a replacement ICT Service Catalogue, enabling schools and EA Corporate in Northern Ireland to purchase ICT devices and software to meet their administrative and curriculum delivery needs. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI.

Lot Information

Lot 1

***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority (EA) is seeking the views of the market on its approach for the procurement of a service provider for a replacement ICT Service Catalogue, enabling schools and EA Corporate in Northern Ireland to purchase ICT devices and software to meet their administrative and curriculum delivery needs. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046fff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018437-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ict.procure@eani.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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