--- title: "PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT FOR TRN-24-007 BELFAST AREA VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY" published: "2024-06-10" --- # PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT FOR TRN-24-007 BELFAST AREA VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8.json) ## Summary The Education Authority in Belfast, United Kingdom, has initiated a preliminary market engagement exercise titled "PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT FOR TRN-24-007 BELFAST AREA VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR" for understanding market capacity in Vehicle Maintenance services. This exercise aims to inform internal business planning and potential future procurement processes. The market consultation phase is not a formal tender, and participation does not guarantee any advantage in future procurement processes. The questionnaire can be accessed via Cft documents, and responses must be submitted through the Messaging function of eTendersNI. The future notice date for this exercise is set for June 11, 2024. This opportunity can benefit businesses interested in Vehicle Maintenance services within the Belfast area. Companies looking to engage with the Education Authority for potential future procurement processes should closely monitor this market engagement exercise. The scoping phase of this project presents a chance for businesses to showcase their capabilities and influence the Authority's future procurement decisions. The Education Authority's focus on understanding market capacity highlights a commitment to fostering transparent and inclusive procurement practices within the region. ## Notice This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority. ***The Education Authority wishes to engage with the market to understand market capacity for Vehicle Maintenance in the Belfast Area. 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 understand market capacity for Vehicle Maintenance in the Belfast Area. 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017906-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 10 Jun 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Jun 2024 | | 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 | THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY | | 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 - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services ## Release History - 10 Jun 2024 at 15:17 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017906-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046ec8.json.