Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply and Delivery of Cleaning and Hygiene Products to the Education Authority
Notice Description
This Framework Agreement will be established on behalf of EA, 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.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Independent School in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ 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)
Planning Information
Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a framework for the supply and delivery of cleaning and hygiene products to the Education Authority throughout Northern Ireland. EANI wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the retendering 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 of CfT 5985106. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 3 pm on the closing date detailed. There are no formal documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier from participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and there is no commitment, at this stage to carrying out such a process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0545b1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076767-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
-
- CPV Codes
03313200 - Natural sponges
18424000 - Gloves
18424300 - Disposable gloves
19640000 - Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
33141420 - Surgical gloves
34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins
39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
39224000 - Brooms and brushes and other articles of various types
39224100 - Brooms
39224300 - Brooms and brushes and other articles for household cleaning
39224310 - Toilet brushes
39224320 - Sponges
39224330 - Buckets
39224340 - Bins
39224350 - Dustpans
39525800 - Cleaning cloths
39525810 - Polishing cloths
39800000 - Cleaning and polishing products
39811000 - Preparations for perfuming or deodorising rooms
39811200 - Air sanitisers
39812100 - Floor polishes
39812300 - Polishing waxes
39812500 - Sealants
39813000 - Scouring pastes and powders
39830000 - Cleaning products
39831100 - Oil dispersant
39831200 - Detergents
39831210 - Dishwasher detergents
39831220 - Degreasing agents
39831230 - Grease digesters
39831240 - Cleaning compounds
39831250 - Rinsing solutions
39831300 - Floor cleaners
39831400 - Screen cleaners
39831600 - Toilet cleaners
39832000 - Dishwashing products
39832100 - Dishwashing powder
39833000 - Anti-dust products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,166,028 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £8,166,028 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-10-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EDUCATION AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- facilities.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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076767-2025
25th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075770-2025
20th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073792-2025
14th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066499-2025
17th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031089-2025
9th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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