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Provision of Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services

Education Authority NI

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Planning

16 Oct 2026 at 10:53

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority intends to develop a regional vehicle maintenance services contract for Northern Ireland. The work covers repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and related equipment, including buses and trucks. The authority is seeking views from suppliers to shape its future requirements and procurement approach. This is a planned service procurement, not an invitation to tender.

The process is at the planning stage, and the authority says this market engagement is not part of a procurement exercise. It expects the contract to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2031. The estimated value is £2.6 million excluding VAT (£3.12 million including VAT). The buyer plans to use a framework agreement; no procedure or evaluation approach is set out. Suppliers are invited to submit a market-engagement questionnaire, with responses requested by 15:00 on 2 November 2026. Taking part, or not taking part, will not affect a supplier’s ability to compete in a future procurement and will give no advantage or disadvantage.

The engagement is relevant to businesses that maintain vehicles and related equipment, particularly suppliers with experience servicing buses and trucks across Northern Ireland. The authority is seeking information about suppliers’ current capabilities, innovative solutions, available capacity and potential risks. Vehicle maintenance providers able to explain how they could deliver regional coverage and identify practical approaches or delivery constraints may have useful input as the future requirements and procurement approach are developed. The contract is planned as a framework agreement, so suppliers considering future public-sector work should assess whether they can support service delivery over the stated contract period. No specific accreditations or technical qualifications are identified at this stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services

Notice Description

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) invites interested suppliers to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to seek market views for a potential Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract. The purpose of this engagement is to gather market feedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity, and potential risks to help inform EANI's future requirements and procurement approach. This is not a tender exercise and does not form part of any procurement process. Participation or non-participation will not affect any supplier's ability to participate in any future procurement opportunity, nor will it confer any advantage or disadvantage. Further information, including the PME questionnaire, is available within the documents section of this CfT on eTendersNI. Completed questionnaires should be returned via the messaging function within this CfT no later than 15:00 on 2 November 2026. The questionnaire is available by clicking on the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qi4Fnr1VpH

Planning Information

Suppliers are required to complete a PME questionnaire which is avaialable by clickin gon the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qi4Fnr1VpH

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078935
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097799-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses

50114000 - Repair and maintenance services of trucks

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 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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