--- title: "Provision of Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078935" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078935" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078935.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078935.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Education Authority NI" published: "2026-10-16" --- # Provision of Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services Buyer: Education Authority NI Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078935 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078935) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078935.json) ## Summary The Education Authority intends to develop a regional vehicle maintenance services contract for Northern Ireland. The work covers repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and related equipment, including buses and trucks. The authority is seeking views from suppliers to shape its future requirements and procurement approach. This is a planned service procurement, not an invitation to tender. The process is at the planning stage, and the authority says this market engagement is not part of a procurement exercise. It expects the contract to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2031. The estimated value is £2.6 million excluding VAT (£3.12 million including VAT). The buyer plans to use a framework agreement; no procedure or evaluation approach is set out. Suppliers are invited to submit a market-engagement questionnaire, with responses requested by 15:00 on 2 November 2026. Taking part, or not taking part, will not affect a supplier’s ability to compete in a future procurement and will give no advantage or disadvantage. The engagement is relevant to businesses that maintain vehicles and related equipment, particularly suppliers with experience servicing buses and trucks across Northern Ireland. The authority is seeking information about suppliers’ current capabilities, innovative solutions, available capacity and potential risks. Vehicle maintenance providers able to explain how they could deliver regional coverage and identify practical approaches or delivery constraints may have useful input as the future requirements and procurement approach are developed. The contract is planned as a framework agreement, so suppliers considering future public-sector work should assess whether they can support service delivery over the stated contract period. No specific accreditations or technical qualifications are identified at this stage. ## Notice The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) invites interested suppliers to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to seek market views for a potential Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract. The purpose of this engagement is to gather market feedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity, and potential risks to help inform EANI's future requirements and procurement approach. This is not a tender exercise and does not form part of any procurement process. Participation or non-participation will not affect any supplier's ability to participate in any future procurement opportunity, nor will it confer any advantage or disadvantage. Further information, including the PME questionnaire, is available within the documents section of this CfT on eTendersNI. Completed questionnaires should be returned via the messaging function within this CfT no later than 15:00 on 2 November 2026. The questionnaire is available by clicking on the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qi4Fnr1VpH ### Planning Information Suppliers are required to complete a PME questionnaire which is avaialable by clickin gon the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qi4Fnr1VpH ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097799-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,600,000 | | 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 - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment - 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment - 50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses - 50114000 - Repair and maintenance services of trucks ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 10:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097799-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097799-2026 16th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qi4Fnr1VpH - 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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