Notice Information
Notice Title
Procure4Education Northern Ireland 2025
Notice Description
We're so excited for Procure4Education Northern Ireland 2025 - Wednesday 26th November at Crowne Plaza Belfast! Ulster University will be there so make sure to come over to talk to our team at our stand about shaping the future of education procurement. Join us at the Crowne Plaza Belfast for a one-day event bringing together education procurement leaders, suppliers, and stakeholders from across Northern Ireland. Delegates will benefit from: * Keynote sessions and expert-led discussions on the future of education procurement * Direct engagement with senior buyers through the Supplier Engagement Zone * Access to the Product Showcase Exhibition featuring innovative supplier solutions
Planning Information
Procure4Education Northern Ireland 2025 on the 26th of November!! We're so excited for Procure4Education Northern Ireland 2025 – Wednesday 26th November at Crowne Plaza Belfast! Ulster University will be there so make sure to come over to talk to our team at our stand about shaping the future of education procurement. Full details and Free Registration information here Join us at the Crowne Plaza Belfast for a one-day event bringing together education procurement leaders, suppliers, and stakeholders from across Northern Ireland. Delegates will benefit from: • Keynote sessions and expert-led discussions on the future of education procurement • Direct engagement with senior buyers through the Supplier Engagement Zone • Access to the Product Showcase Exhibition featuring innovative supplier solutions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e047
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073478-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
22 - Printed matter and related products
24 - Chemical products
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
66 - Financial and insurance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
24000000 - Chemical products
30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45000000 - Construction work
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
51000000 - Installation services (except software)
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80000000 - Education and training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 27 Nov 2025 - 27 Nov 2025 24 hours
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement_enquiries@ulster.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLERAINE
- Postcode
- BT52 1SA
- 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)
- TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- East Londonderry
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073478-2025
13th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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