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Appointment of Integrated Supply Team for St Conor's College, 11 Bann Road, Kilrea

Education Authority NI

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Planning

20 Oct 2026 at 11:49

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority intends to appoint an integrated supply team to deliver a new post-primary school for St Conor’s College on its existing site in Kilrea, County Londonderry. The works include enabling work to decant the school to the Clady site, demolition of both existing school buildings and construction of the replacement school. The proposed facility is designed for 730 pupils and includes modern teaching facilities and school meals accommodation. It will be built to Department of Education Northern Ireland handbook standards. The project also includes sports provision, although the site is smaller than the area recommended by the handbook. This is a school-building and construction project, with delivery in Kilrea.

This is at planning stage: the Education Authority has set out an intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to use a competitive flexible procedure with two stages: first assessing conditions of participation, then evaluating quality, social value and price to identify the most advantageous tender. The buyer expects to publish a further notice on 9 November 2026. The planned expression-of-interest deadline is 18 December 2026, with enquiries expected to close on 11 December 2026. The anticipated award date is 1 October 2027. The estimated value is £42 million excluding VAT (£50.4 million including VAT). The single planned lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. The contract period is expected to run from 1 April 2028 to 1 October 2030.

This project is suited to an integrated supply team able to coordinate the design and delivery of a substantial post-primary school construction scheme, alongside enabling works and demolition on an existing school site. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate that they meet the conditions of participation at the first stage, then compete on quality, social value and price. The scope points to a need for construction expertise across educational buildings, decant arrangements and demolition, with the capacity to deliver facilities for a 730-pupil school and its teaching and catering functions. The buyer has indicated that small and medium-sized businesses are suitable for the procurement, so firms of that scale may consider participation, subject to meeting the eventual participation conditions and forming a team suited to the overall works.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Appointment of Integrated Supply Team for St Conor's College, 11 Bann Road, Kilrea

Notice Description

The appointment of an Integrated Supply Team for the delivery of new St Conor's College on existing Kilrea site. The appointment includes enabling works for decant to the Clady site and demolition of both existing School buildings. The proposed project will establish a state-of-the-art post-primary school for 730 pupils on the existing 4.26-hectare Kilrea site. The building will comply fully with DENI handbook standards and include modern teaching facilities, School Meals Accommodation (SMA). The area of the site is below the area recommended by the DENI Handbook, the shortfall is evident in the proposed sports provision.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ba8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098913-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45210000 - Building construction work

45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research

45214200 - Construction work for school buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£42,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Nov 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2028 - 1 Oct 2030 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
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
TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Duncairn
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Further Information

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