---
title: "Appointment of Integrated Consultants Team for Slemish College, Ballymena"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ceb1"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-10-17"
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# Appointment of Integrated Consultants Team for Slemish College, Ballymena

Buyer: EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ceb1

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## Summary

The Education Authority is in the planning stage of a procurement process to appoint an Integrated Consultants Team for the development of Slemish College, Ballymena. This project is intended to establish a modern educational environment incorporating various outdoor recreation provisions. The tender is classified under the architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services industry categories. The official due date for pre-market engagement queries is 29th October 2025, and a future notice is expected to be published by 24th November 2025. Located in Northern Ireland, this procurement falls under the Northern Irish devolved regulations, with a contract period set to begin on 25th May 2026 and conclude on 25th May 2035.

This tender offers expansive opportunities for businesses involved in architectural and engineering services, particularly those specialising in educational infrastructure projects. Firms providing structural engineering, construction project management, or quantity surveying services will find this contract beneficial for business growth. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are suitable and encouraged to participate due to the contract's suitability considerations, creating an excellent pathway for increasing expertise and visibility in the government project sector.

## Notice

This aim of this project is to provide Slemish College with a new start of the art teaching environment. The project will also incorporate several outdoor recreation provisions, including Tennis Courts, synthetic/ grass Sports Pitches, hard/grass play, parking, transport requirements, delivery and maintenance will also form part of the overall scope

### Planning Information

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI), in preparation for the procurement
process for the Appointment of an Integrated Consultant Team for Slemish College, Ballymena have prepared a Pre-Market Engagement Briefing Document to provide suppliers with pre-tender information regarding the forthcoming project. This document may be downloaded from the CfT documents section of CfT CA Unique ID EANI-4977 via eTendersNI.
Suppliers, as part of the Pre-Market Engagement process, also have the opportunity to
submit queries regarding the project. This should be done via the messaging service in
the above CfT on eTendersNI no later than 5pm on Wednesday 29th October 2025. A
response to these queries shall be forwarded shortly after this date.
Please note that participation or non-participation in this Pre-Market Engagement shall not
prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process. In addition,
for the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the process is not part of a formal procurement
process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066253-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 May 2026 - 25 May 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services

## Release History

- 17 Oct 2025 at 10:51 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066253-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066253-2025
  17th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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