--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Term Service Short Contract for Response, Planned Maintenance and Minor Works" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038bcf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038bcf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038bcf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038bcf.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI" published: "2022-12-08" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement for Term Service Short Contract for Response, Planned Maintenance and Minor Works Buyer: EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038bcf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038bcf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038bcf.json) ## Summary The Education Authority NI has initiated a Preliminary Market Engagement for Term Service Short Contract for Response, Planned Maintenance and Minor Works. This engagement aims to gather views from interested organisations regarding the future provision of these services to the Education Authority. The market consultation exercise is designed to understand market capacity and potential risks, with information informing future business planning. This engagement is not a formal tender process but serves as a scoping phase. Interested parties can access further information and the questionnaire via the eTendersni platform. The deadline for future notices related to this engagement is 28th February 2023. This opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in building construction, electrical installation work, building installation work, mechanical engineering installation works, and refurbishment work to contribute insights and potentially be part of the future procurement process. Businesses that can provide Term Service Short Contract services for response, planned maintenance, and minor works would be well-suited to participate. The buying organisation, the Education Authority NI, governed by public law and operating in the education sector, is seeking input to shape future service provision. ## Notice ***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority wishes to engage with the market to seek views from interested organisations on the future provision of TSSC to the Education Authority. This questionnaire will be used to assist in gaining a better understanding of the requirements, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. 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. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from Cft documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersni ### Lot Information Lot 1 ***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority wishes to engage with the market to seek views from interested organisations on the future provision of TSSC to the Education Authority. This questionnaire will be used to assist in gaining a better understanding of the requirements, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. 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. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from Cft documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersni. Additional information: The date related to the publication of the Contract Notice is tentative and my be subject to change. All future tender documentation will be made available via https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034767-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Feb 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT1 2NQ | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45210000 - Building construction work - 45300000 - Building installation work - 45310000 - Electrical installation work - 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works - 45453100 - Refurbishment work ## Release History - 8 Dec 2022 at 12:01 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034767-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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