---
title: "ETS-21-003 Commercial & Procurement Delivery Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d36e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-10-24"
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# ETS-21-003 Commercial & Procurement Delivery Partner

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d36e

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## Summary

The procurement process is being led by the Education Authority based in Belfast, United Kingdom, with the title "ETS-21-003 Commercial & Procurement Delivery Partner." It falls under the services industry category, specifically focusing on procurement consultancy services. The procurement stage is at the contract award stage, with the contract being signed on 14th January 2022 and now extending until 12th December 2027. This tender involves the procurement of services through a call-off from the CCS Management Consultancy Framework 3 (RM6187 - Lot 6) and engages the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation within Workstream 1. The primary location for the delivery is in Northern Ireland (UKN region), making it a strategic initiative for supporting the ETS/EdIS Programme.

This tender provides significant business opportunities, particularly for businesses specialising in procurement consultancy services. With a substantial contract value of £1,500,000 and an extension that demands continuous service delivery, it provides an avenue for large-scale businesses, such as the awarded supplier KPMG LLP, to leverage their resources and technical expertise in supporting strategic procurement exercises. The nature of the competitive procedure adopted not only ensures a vibrant market engagement but also encourages participation from consultancies that can offer innovative approaches to procurement delivery. Businesses skilled in navigating the intricacies of long-term governmental contracts and delivering complex procurement strategies are especially well-suited to thrive in such engagements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This was a call-off from CCS Management Consultancy 3 Framework (RM6187 - Lot 6 - Procurement & Supply Chain). EA procured the services of an external Commercial & Procurement Delivery Partner, to support and assist the current ETS/EdIS Programme team in leading at least one procurement exercise via the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) within Workstream 1 (for the delivery of the Strategic Partner which may also include the requirements for the Schools Management System (SMS)).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068215-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,500,000 |

## Status

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

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KPMG |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2025 at 12:41 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068215-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://kpmg.com/ie

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