--- title: "Specialist Furniture and Equipment for Pupils with Special Educational Needs" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "the Education Authority" published: "2026-08-13" --- # Specialist Furniture and Equipment for Pupils with Special Educational Needs Buyer: the Education Authority Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c4.json) ## Summary The Education Authority Northern Ireland is exploring a contract for specialist furniture and equipment for pupils with special educational needs. The requirement is for goods supporting pupils in education settings, combining specialist furniture with equipment and related products. The stated classifications cover furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances and cleaning products, as well as medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Delivery is associated with the Education Authority’s work in Northern Ireland, with the buyer based in Belfast. The authority is seeking market views on establishing a robust, value-for-money arrangement, potentially through a framework agreement. This is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of adapted classroom, therapeutic, medical-support or accessibility equipment for children and young people with special educational needs. This procurement is at the planning and market-engagement stage, not a formal invitation to tender. The authority expects to develop a framework agreement covering one lot. The planned contract period is 24 April 2027 to 23 April 2031. The authority’s expected date for a subsequent notice is 2 October 2026. Suppliers wishing to contribute to the consultation are expected to complete, sign and return the pre-market engagement questionnaire by 3pm on 1 September 2026, following the stated instructions. The consultation will inform internal business planning and any later procurement, but responses will not be scored in a future tender. The recorded estimated value is £0 gross, with the procurement marked below threshold. No tender documents are currently required beyond the questionnaire. The consultation will suit suppliers that can provide specialist furniture and equipment for pupils with special educational needs, particularly businesses combining product supply with knowledge of educational, therapeutic, medical-support or accessibility requirements. Manufacturers, authorised distributors, installers and specialist resellers may find the early engagement useful for explaining suitable products, delivery models and practical contract arrangements. The authority has indicated that it wants a robust and value-for-money contract, so suppliers should be ready to describe product quality, durability, adaptability, supply capacity and support arrangements. The planned framework is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Interested businesses should prepare evidence of relevant range, experience and delivery capability before any future procurement is launched. ## Notice The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of Specialist Furniture and Equipment for Pupils with Special Educational Needs. 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. 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 PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than 3pm on Tuesday 1st September 2026 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire" document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. ### Planning Information Suppliers should also complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire which can be downloaded from the CfT documents section. The questionnaire must be completed, signed and returned via the messaging function of this CfT by no later than 3pm on Tuesday 1st September 2026 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. Further information on this pre-market engagement exercise can be found within the PME Questionnaire document. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077319-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 24 Apr 2027 - 23 Apr 2031 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | the Education Authority | | Locality | BELFAST | | Postcode area | 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 - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products ## Release History - 13 Aug 2026 at 15:06 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077319-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077319-2026 13th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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