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Provision of a Teacher Professional Learning System

the Education Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

24 Jul 2026 at 15:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

29 Oct 2025 at 17:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority is procuring a teacher professional learning system for schools, teaching staff, its own teacher professional learning provision, external educational stakeholders and approved third-party providers. This is a software and IT services requirement covering a specialist learning platform, implementation, support, development and consultancy. Expected functionality includes individual learning profiles and professional development portfolios, targeted learning groups, a resource library, communication and collaboration tools, system administration with permissions and role-based access, course-content creation and artificial intelligence tools. The system and related services will be delivered across the United Kingdom, for the Education Authority and participating schools and education stakeholders.

The process has reached tender: the Education Authority invited offers through a selective competitive flexible procedure, with electronic submission through eTendersNI. It includes an open dialogue before suppliers are invited to submit final tenders. Questions had to be submitted by 21 August 2026 at 15:00, and tenders by 2 September 2026 at 15:00. The planned award decision date is 9 October 2026. The contract is expected to run from 12 October 2026 to 9 October 2031, with possible extensions to 9 October 2036. Its estimated value is £13.5 million excluding VAT, or £16.2 million including VAT. One supplier is intended to be appointed. Evaluation is weighted 60% quality and 40% cost.

This opportunity suits software providers and IT service businesses able to deliver and support a teacher professional learning platform at education-sector scale. Suppliers will need strong technical capability and expertise, including the ability to design and refine a solution through open dialogue, meet core functionality requirements from the start of delivery, and develop a roadmap for later non-core features. Relevant experience should cover learning and professional development systems, content creation and curation, content migration, user and permissions administration, collaboration tools, artificial intelligence features, service performance and service levels. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, but bidders must satisfy the technical conditions of participation and demonstrate sufficient delivery capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Teacher Professional Learning System

Notice Description

The Education Authority is inviting tenders for the purpose of establishing a contract for the supply/provision of a Teacher Professional Learning System (TPL) System for: * Schools * Teaching Staff * EA Teacher Professional Learning Provision * External Educational Stakeholders * Approved TPL 3rd party providers The Contract is for a period of 5 Years with the possibility of extension for 2 years + 2 years + 1 year The EdIS Programme is a significant programme of work taking place to procure and implement systems and services for the Education Authority and schools. This project is being taken forward as part of the implementation of the Department's TransformED Strategy under separate business case and funding cover to the EdIS Programme. EA's intention is to award the contract to one supplier for a five-year period with the possibility of extension for two years + two years + one year.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: EA reserves the right to add additional users such as EA Corporate staff throughout the lifetime of the Contract. No guarantees of taking up this option are given. Any extension and/or options will require further Business Case approval as and when required. Suppliers should note that the Business Case, once approved will cover the initial period and TPL requirement only.

Renewal: EA's intention is to award the contract to one supplier for a five-year period with the possibility of extension for two years + two years + one year. Suppliers should note that the Business Case for this project is still being finalised. Suppliers should note that the Business Case, once approved will cover the initial period and TPL requirement only.

Planning Information

Suppliers who wish to participate in the PME exercise must return the completed questionnaire via the messaging function of the CfT on eTendersNI no later than 15:00 on Wednesday 19th November 2025. As part of the PME exercise, participants may be invited to attend a follow-up session with EANI to explore and discuss the information provided in their response, this will be at the discretion of EANI.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070391-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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

30211300 - Computer platforms

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

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

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software

72212000 - Programming services of application software

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

72212160 - Library software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£13,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£13,500,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 20266 days to go
Future Notice Date
19 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 9 Oct 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
the Education Authority
Additional Buyers

Education Authority

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 2NQ
Postcode Area
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

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