--- title: "Pre-Market Engagement for Special Educational Needs Pre-School Provision for children with Complex Needs and Severe Learning Difficulties" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d452" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d452" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d452.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d452.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY" published: "2025-01-17" --- # Pre-Market Engagement for Special Educational Needs Pre-School Provision for children with Complex Needs and Severe Learning Difficulties Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d452 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d452) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d452.json) ## Summary The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is in the planning stage of initiating a procurement process for the provision of Special Educational Needs Pre-School Provision for children with Complex Needs and Severe Learning Difficulties. This procurement falls under the "services" category, specifically classified under "Special education services" (CPV 80340000). Located in Northern Ireland (UKN), this pre-market engagement is designed to gather feedback from suppliers to inform the tendering process. Interested suppliers are encouraged to complete a pre-market engagement questionnaire, which must be submitted by 3pm on Friday 31 January 2025. The formal procurement process is expected to begin with a contract notice tentatively set for publication on 2 March 2025. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in special educational needs services, particularly those with experience in providing pre-school education for children with complex needs and severe learning difficulties. It provides a platform for suppliers to engage early, shape the procurement process, and potentially influence the structure and delivery of the final contract. Businesses with robust expertise in early childhood special education and those looking to expand their operations within Northern Ireland would be well-suited to compete for this contract when the formal tender is released. ## Notice **This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority** Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract for the provision of Special Educational Needs Pre-School Provision for children with Complex Needs and Severe Learning Difficulties. EANI wishes to engage with the market at this stage to explain, and seek supplier views and feedback on, potential approaches for the procurement of Special Educational Needs Pre-School Provision for children with Complex Needs and Severe Learning Difficulties that will be beneficial in the tendering process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT Documents. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 3pm on Friday 31 January 2025. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier/provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and there is no commitment, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The purpose of this PIN is to engage with the market at this stage to explain, and seek supplier views and feedback on, potential approaches for the procurement of Special Educational Needs Pre-School Provision for children with Complex Needs and Severe Learning Difficulties which will be beneficial in the tendering process. Additional information: The date relating to the publication of the contract notice is tentative and may be subject to change. All future tender documentation will be made available https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to the 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/001740-2025 | | 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 | 17 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Mar 2025 | | 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 - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80340000 - Special education services ## Release History - 17 Jan 2025 at 14:54 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001740-2025 ## 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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