Planning

Pre Market Engagement for the Supply and Delivery of Electronic Components

THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY (NI)

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Planning

08 Dec 2025 at 11:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority (NI) is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Pre Market Engagement for the Supply and Delivery of Electronic Components." This process falls under the goods industry category and is focused on the supply and delivery of electronic components for Technology and Design suites to education establishments across Northern Ireland. The recent pre-market engagement notice was published on 8th December 2025, with a key deadline set for the return of questionnaires by 15:00 on 22nd December 2025. The procurement process is a market engagement phase and not yet a formal tender exercise. The contract period is proposed to start on 1st April 2026 and end on 30th March 2027, with options to extend up to an additional 24 months.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of electronic, electromechanical, and electrotechnical equipment. As a preparatory phase in the procurement cycle, it provides an excellent platform for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to showcase their products and capabilities to a central government public authority. By engaging in this process, businesses can influence the shaping of the tender and the potential framework agreement worth approximately £534,000 GBP, thus presenting growth opportunities for suppliers who can deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre Market Engagement for the Supply and Delivery of Electronic Components

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 Framework for the supply and delivery of Electronic Components for Technology and Design suites to individual education establishments across Northern Ireland for the period from 1 April 2026 until 30 March 2027 (indicative) with options to extend for periods up to and including a further 24 months. 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 found on eTendersNI - this can be found under the unique reference EANI-5054. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from Cft documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than ***3pm on the 22nd December 2025 (deadline)***. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.

Planning Information

PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for the Supply and Delivery of Electronic Components for the Education Authority. Interested suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire via eTendersNI (unique reference EANI-5054) no later than 15:00on the 22nd December 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f093
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080526-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

CPV Codes

31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31700000 - Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies

31710000 - Electronic equipment

31711000 - Electronic supplies

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£445,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
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 EDUCATION AUTHORITY (NI)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
educationresource.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
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Duncairn
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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