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title: "EDR-22-013 Residential Facilities and Outdoor Activities"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0387f9"
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# EDR-22-013 Residential Facilities and Outdoor Activities

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0387f9

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## Summary

The Education Authority (EA) has awarded a contract for residential facilities and outdoor activities under the title "EDR-22-013 Residential Facilities and Outdoor Activities". The procurement falls under the recreational, cultural, and sporting services category. The EA invited tenders for this framework agreement that includes various educational bodies in Northern Ireland. The contract, worth £3,292,800 GBP, was signed on 29th June 2023. The buying organisation is the Education Authority (EA) located in Belfast, United Kingdom. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to multiple suppliers.

This tender for residential facilities and outdoor activities presents business growth opportunities for suppliers in the recreational, cultural, and sporting services sector. Businesses providing services in areas like outdoor activities, residential facilities, catered services, and sporting services would be well-suited to compete. The tender process included evaluation criteria such as insurance, technical and professional ability, accessibility for disabilities, and adherence to specifications for various services. With a contract value of £3,292,800 GBP, winning suppliers could benefit from a significant opportunity for expansion and collaboration with the Education Authority (EA) and associated educational bodies in Northern Ireland.

## Notice

EDR 22-013 - FRAMEWORK FOR RESIDENTIAL FACLITIES AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES - The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the provision of residential facilities and outdoor activities to the EA including NI educational bodies as follows; at some point during the life of the Framework Agreement these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and, Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Facility's. Further Education Colleges in NI Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI Independent School in NI Libraries NI EA Teachers' and Educational Facilities Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA) Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Middletown Facility for Autism Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) This Framework Agreement will contain 4 Sections: Section 1 Residential Facilities catered with Outdoor Activities Section 2 Residential Facilities self-catering with Outdoor Activities Section 3 Residential Facilities catered without Activities Section 4 Residential Facilities self-catering without Activities

### Lot Information

Lot 1

EDR 22-013 - FRAMEWORK FOR RESIDENTIAL FACLITIES AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES - The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the provision of residential facilities and outdoor activities to the EA including NI educational bodies as follows; at some point during the life of the Framework Agreement these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and, Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Facility's. Further Education Colleges in NI Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI Independent School in NI Libraries NI EA Teachers' and Educational Facilities Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA) Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Middletown Facility for Autism Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) This Framework Agreement will contain 4 Sections: Section 1 Residential Facilities catered with Outdoor Activities Section 2 Residential Facilities self-catering with Outdoor Activities Section 3 Residential Facilities catered without Activities Section 4 Residential Facilities self-catering without Activities

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018788-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | 28 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,292,800 |
| Lots value | £3,292,800 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,292,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | EAST COAST ADVENTURE; EXTERN NORTHERN IRELAND; GANAWAY ACTIVITY CENTRE; GIRLGUIDING ULSTER; INCREDABLE; JUNGLE PAINTBALL; OWENKILLEW DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED T/A GORTIN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CENTRE; PARKWOOD LEISURE; SHARE DISCOVERY VILLAGE; THE CORRYMEELA COMMUNITY; THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF IRELAND; TODDS LEAP; WILD ATLANTIC ADVENTURE CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 92600000 - Sporting services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 3 Jul 2023 at 09:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018788-2023
- 13 Mar 2023 at 17:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007298-2023
- 24 Nov 2022 at 11:26 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033341-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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