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title: "ISO 9001 Quality Management System Support Services for EA CPS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079077"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Education Authority NI"
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# ISO 9001 Quality Management System Support Services for EA CPS

Buyer: Education Authority NI  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079077

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## Summary

The Education Authority is considering buying quality management system support for its Education Authority Central Procurement Shared Services (EA CPS). The work is centred on ISO 9001 and may cover support to the quality management system, including quality assurance review, certification and auditing services. It is a services requirement, delivered for the Education Authority in Northern Ireland. The Authority is consulting suppliers to understand current market capabilities, innovative solutions, available capacity and potential risks, so that it can shape the requirements and approach for a future procurement. This is preliminary market engagement only: the Authority has stated that this is not a tender exercise and does not form part of a procurement process. Suppliers’ participation or non-participation will not affect their ability to compete in any later procurement, or give them an advantage or disadvantage.

The process is at planning stage. The Education Authority is gathering market views before deciding its future requirements and procurement approach; no invitation to tender has been issued. It expects to publish a further notice on 16 November 2026. Suppliers are asked to return the market-engagement questionnaire by 3pm on 6 November 2026. The anticipated contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 June 2027, with a possible extension to 31 December 2027. The estimated value is £49,999 excluding VAT (£59,998.80 including VAT). The requirement is arranged as one lot. The Authority has not yet set out a procurement procedure, submission requirements for a future tender, or evaluation criteria; the questionnaire is intended to inform its decisions.

This engagement is relevant to suppliers experienced in ISO 9001 quality management systems and able to provide support involving quality assurance, certification or auditing. The Authority is seeking practical market feedback on suppliers’ capabilities, innovative approaches, capacity and potential delivery risks, so providers should be ready to explain what they can deliver and any constraints that could affect the eventual service. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable for the requirement. The engagement can help these suppliers communicate realistic delivery models and inform the Authority’s future specification and procurement approach. It is a preparation opportunity rather than a chance to win a contract: participation does not determine eligibility for, or confer an advantage in, a later competition.

## Notice

***This is not a tender exercise*** 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 ISO 9001 Quality Management System Support 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 06 November 2026. The questionnaire is available by clicking on the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SVEVgmuUzZ

### Planning Information

Suppliers are required to complete a PME questionnaire. The questionnaire is available by clicking on the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SVEVgmuUzZ‌
Or by completing the word document titled BSP-26-011 PME Questionnaire uploaded in the CfT documents. 
Please complete and return by 3pm on Friday 6th November 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101178-2026 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,999 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 79132000 - Certification services
- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 15:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101178-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101178-2026
  26th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SVEVgmuUzZ
- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SVEVgmuUzZ‌
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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