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title: "Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee71"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Education Authority NI"
published: "2026-08-28"
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# Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying

Buyer: Education Authority NI  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee71

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## Summary

The Education Authority intends to establish a framework for tree surgery and tree surveying services for the Education Authority and Northern Ireland educational bodies. The work is expected to cover sites throughout Northern Ireland and includes forestry services, surveying, tree cutting, tree pruning and hedge trimming. The requirement also refers to forestry and logging products and horticultural services. The Education Authority is the buying organisation, based in Belfast. This procurement is intended to support the management, inspection and maintenance of trees and associated vegetation across its estate and participating educational bodies. It is a services requirement rather than a construction or goods contract, and may suit firms that combine arboricultural surveying with practical tree-care operations.

This process is at the pre-market engagement and planning stage, not a formal tender. The buyer is using a questionnaire to test market interest and gather information for a future retendering exercise; responses will not be evaluated as tender bids. Interested suppliers are asked to return the questionnaire through the specified messaging portal by 3pm on 11 September 2026. The buyer expects a subsequent notice around 30 October 2026. The planned framework is divided into one lot, with an intended contract period from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031. Its estimated value is £6.4 million excluding tax, or £7.68 million including tax. No formal tender documents are required at this stage beyond the questionnaire.

This engagement is relevant to arboricultural contractors, tree surgeons, tree surveyors and forestry or horticultural businesses able to work across Northern Ireland. The scope suggests a need for both professional tree assessment and practical delivery, including tree cutting, pruning, hedge trimming and wider vegetation management. Firms with teams capable of surveying education sites and carrying out remedial or routine tree work should monitor the planned procurement and use the engagement to explain their service range, operating capacity and geographic coverage. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable for the requirement. The questionnaire provides an opportunity to demonstrate market capability and help shape the future framework, but participation will not form part of any later tender evaluation and this is not currently a bid opportunity.

## Notice

Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a framework for the provision of Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying services for the Education Authority throughout Northern Ireland. EANI wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the retendering process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the CfT Documents. of CfT 6702133. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 3pm on the closing date detailed. 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-particiation in this pre-procurement market enagement shall not prevent 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.

### Planning Information

Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire (PME) for the provision of Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying Services for the Education Authority and NI Educational Bodies.
Interested Suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire via the eTendersNI messaging portal no later than 3pm on Friday, 11 September 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082130-2026 |
| 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 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,400,000 |
| 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 NI |
| 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 | TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 03400000 - Forestry and logging products
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 77200000 - Forestry services
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
- 77341000 - Tree pruning
- 77342000 - Hedge trimming

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 12:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082130-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082130-2026
  28th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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