Planning

Pre-Market Engagement for Insurance Brokerage Services and Associated Services

THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY

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Planning

07 Aug 2024 at 14:20

Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Pre-Market Engagement for Insurance Brokerage Services and Associated Services," which falls under the industry category of Property Insurance Services. This scoping phase aims to gather information on the capabilities of contractors within the Insurance Brokerage market to better inform future procurement processes. The procurement covers the region of the United Kingdom, specifically Northern Ireland. Interested organisations are invited to complete and submit the required questionnaire by 3 pm, 20th August 2024. Any future notices related to this engagement are expected to be released by 20th September 2024.

This preliminary market engagement provides significant business growth opportunities for insurance brokerage firms with experience and capabilities in delivering property insurance services. Businesses well-suited to compete include those specialising in insurance brokerage, with the ability to meet the required scope of services and adapt to the specified procurement methods. Participating in this early stage allows businesses to showcase their expertise and potentially influence the formation of the formal procurement process to follow, thereby positioning themselves advantageously for subsequent tender opportunities initiated by the Education Authority.

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Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement for Insurance Brokerage Services and Associated Services

Notice Description

** This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority**. The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise ("Exercise") is to understand the extent of Contractors in the Insurance Brokerage market and what their capabilities are regarding the delivery of the required scope of services. At this stage, any information gathered through this Exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and is not part of a formal procurement process. Interested participants should complete the questionnaire and upload to extenders by 3pm, 20th August 2024 or email to business.procure@eani.org.uk. Completed Questionnaires when returned via the eTendersNI platform must be done so by the Messaging function as an attachment. If you have any other questions that you would wish to raise, EA is happy to consider these also. Such queries should be submitted following the declaration on the questionnaire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

** This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority**. The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise ("Exercise") is to understand the extent of Contractors in the Insurance Brokerage market and what their capabilities are regarding the delivery of the required scope of services. At this stage, any information gathered through this Exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and is not part of a formal procurement process. Interested participants should complete the questionnaire and upload to extenders by 3pm, 20th August 2024 or email to business.procure@eani.org.uk. Completed Questionnaires when returned via the eTendersNI platform must be done so by the Messaging function as an attachment. If you have any other questions that you would wish to raise, EA is happy to consider these also. Such queries should be submitted following the declaration on the questionnaire.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048898
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024904-2024
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

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66515200 - Property insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Sep 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
business.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

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