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Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying

Education Authority NI

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28 Aug 2026 at 12:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority intends to establish a framework for tree surgery and tree surveying services for the Education Authority and Northern Ireland educational bodies. The work is expected to cover sites throughout Northern Ireland and includes forestry services, surveying, tree cutting, tree pruning and hedge trimming. The requirement also refers to forestry and logging products and horticultural services. The Education Authority is the buying organisation, based in Belfast. This procurement is intended to support the management, inspection and maintenance of trees and associated vegetation across its estate and participating educational bodies. It is a services requirement rather than a construction or goods contract, and may suit firms that combine arboricultural surveying with practical tree-care operations.

This process is at the pre-market engagement and planning stage, not a formal tender. The buyer is using a questionnaire to test market interest and gather information for a future retendering exercise; responses will not be evaluated as tender bids. Interested suppliers are asked to return the questionnaire through the specified messaging portal by 3pm on 11 September 2026. The buyer expects a subsequent notice around 30 October 2026. The planned framework is divided into one lot, with an intended contract period from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031. Its estimated value is £6.4 million excluding tax, or £7.68 million including tax. No formal tender documents are required at this stage beyond the questionnaire.

This engagement is relevant to arboricultural contractors, tree surgeons, tree surveyors and forestry or horticultural businesses able to work across Northern Ireland. The scope suggests a need for both professional tree assessment and practical delivery, including tree cutting, pruning, hedge trimming and wider vegetation management. Firms with teams capable of surveying education sites and carrying out remedial or routine tree work should monitor the planned procurement and use the engagement to explain their service range, operating capacity and geographic coverage. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable for the requirement. The questionnaire provides an opportunity to demonstrate market capability and help shape the future framework, but participation will not form part of any later tender evaluation and this is not currently a bid opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying

Notice Description

Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a framework for the provision of Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying services for 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 questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the CfT Documents. of CfT 6702133. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 3pm on the closing date detailed. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-particiation in this pre-procurement market enagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider 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.

Planning Information

Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire (PME) for the provision of Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying Services for the Education Authority and NI Educational Bodies. Interested Suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire via the eTendersNI messaging portal no later than 3pm on Friday, 11 September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082130-2026
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
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

03400000 - Forestry and logging products

71355000 - Surveying services

77200000 - Forestry services

77211400 - Tree-cutting services

77300000 - Horticultural services

77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

77341000 - Tree pruning

77342000 - Hedge trimming

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2031 4-5 years
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
Education Authority NI
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

Notice Documents

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