Planning

PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) FOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

20 Jun 2024 at 12:49

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is engaging in a preliminary market consultation exercise to gather views on establishing a contract for ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. This exercise, not a formal tender, aims to inform internal business planning and potential future procurement processes. Suppliers can participate by completing a pre-market engagement questionnaire by the deadline of 01st July 2024.

This opportunity can benefit businesses seeking to provide ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. The market is open to suppliers who wish to engage with EANI during the scoping phase of the project. Even though this exercise is not part of a formal procurement process, completing the questionnaire by the deadline allows suppliers to potentially participate in future procurement opportunities related to ICT infrastructures.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) FOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

Notice Description

***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. 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. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire" document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. 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. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire" document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04717e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019044-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Jul 2024Expired
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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Education Authority
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

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

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. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04717e-2024-06-20T13:49:06+01:00",
    "date": "2024-06-20T13:49:06+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04717e",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04717e",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) FOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES",
        "status": "planned",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "30000000",
            "description": "Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
        "description": "***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. 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. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire\" document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. 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. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire\" document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.",
                "status": "planned"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKN"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "communication": {
            "futureNoticeDate": "2024-07-14T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-116632",
            "name": "the Education Authority",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "the Education Authority"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "40 Academy Street",
                "locality": "Belfast",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "BT12NQ",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Education Authority",
                "email": "ict.procure@eani.org.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps",
                "buyerProfile": "https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
                        "description": "Body governed by public law"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "id": "09",
                        "description": "Education"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-116632",
        "name": "the Education Authority"
    },
    "language": "en"
}