Official UK procurement notice
** PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULATION QUESTIONNAIRE - CLASSROOM FURNITURE**
Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe NI Education Authority (EA) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Framework for the supply and delivery of Furniture for School Classrooms for an initial period of two years followed by two further optional extension periods of up to twelve months each. The potential scale and scope of this is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. The EA wish to carry out pre-market engagement with interested suppliers to investigate the current market capabilities and gain knowledge about existing and future products which will assist the tender panel with the development of the tender documentation. This will ensure that existing and future requirements are met and will also provide procurement awareness for suppliers regarding EA's requirements for the purchase of these products. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise may inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise.Should you wish to participate in this exercise please register and submit your completed questionnaire through the Messaging facility within the Call for Tender (CfT) on eTendersNI at the following link: - https:// etendersni.gov.uk/epps The deadline is 3pm on 24th February 2021. If you require any further assistance please contact the eTendersNI Helpdesk on 0800 240 454 or email ni-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com The date relating to the publication of the contract notice is tentative and may be subject to change. All future tender documentation will be made available via etendersni.gov.uk ↗ and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published
CPV: School furniture
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · win at most 8 of themLot #1Pupils' ChairsPlanned
Lot #2Pupils' DesksPlanned
Lot #3Pupil's Examination DeskPlanned
Lot #4Pupils' TablesPlanned
Lot #5Pupil's Home Economics BenchPlanned
Lot #6Soft SeatingPlanned
Lot #7Teacher's Workstation, Pedestal and ChairPlanned
Lot #8Classroom StoragePlanned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Feb 2021, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2021, 14:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003113- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029390Find a Tender
Publisher note: • Please note any interest shown at this stage does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise, nor does it constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the EA. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any provider at an advantage or dis-advantage 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. Respondents’ views will not be individually identified or revealed to third parties outside of this project. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence and will not be attributed to an individual organisation. • At this stage no commercial information is to be submitted nor are there any formal tender documents to be completed. In responding, you should understand that detailed and lengthy submissions are not necessary at this stage. Nonetheless, we welcome any pertinent information on your company’s capability and views on the range of services required. Respondents’ views will not be individually identified or revealed to third parties outside of this project. It is anticipated that the future tender documentation will be made available via the http://etendersni.gov.uk website during March 2021 and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published. The date relating to the publication of the contract notice is tentative and may be subject to change.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Feb 2021 → 24 Mar 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published16 Feb 2021, 14:16 GMT
- Tender notice expected24 Mar 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.