Future opportunity

PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT Classroom Resources

  • the Education Authority

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-018496

Published 14 June 2024, 3:23pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

the Education Authority

Ballee Centre, Ballee Road West

Ballymena

BT42 2HS

Email

equipment.procure@eani.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT Classroom Resources

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30192700 - Stationery

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is

currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of classroom resources to schools and educational establishments 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 tendering 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 returned no later than 3pm on Friday 28 June 2024. 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-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30192700 - Stationery
  • 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
  • 30191100 - Filing equipment
  • 30191130 - Clipboards
  • 39162000 - Educational equipment
  • 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
  • 37820000 - Art supplies
  • 39292300 - Drawing instruments
  • 39292400 - Writing instruments
  • 39292500 - Rulers
  • 22830000 - Exercise books
  • 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
  • 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
  • 37822000 - Drawing pens
  • 37822100 - Crayons
  • 37822400 - Pastels
  • 44812000 - Artists' paints
  • 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
  • 44111300 - Ceramics
  • 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
  • 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
  • 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
  • 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
  • 37520000 - Toys
  • 37510000 - Dolls
  • 37511000 - Doll houses
  • 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
  • 37522000 - Wheeled toys
  • 37523000 - Puzzles
  • 37524000 - Games
  • 37524100 - Educational games
  • 37524200 - Board games
  • 37524300 - Classic games
  • 37524500 - Strategy games
  • 37524600 - Memory games
  • 37524700 - Game accessories
  • 37524400 - Collaborative games
  • 37524900 - Game kits
  • 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
  • 37527100 - Toy trains
  • 37527200 - Toy vehicles
  • 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
  • 37529200 - Riding toys
  • 37821000 - Artists' brushes
  • 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
  • 37822300 - Chalks
  • 37823200 - Tracing paper
  • 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
  • 37823500 - Art and craft paper
  • 37823600 - Drawing paper
  • 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
  • 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
  • 30192000 - Office supplies
  • 14221000 - Clay
  • 30192123 - Fibre pens
  • 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
  • 30192130 - Pencils
  • 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a framework agreement for supply and delivery of Classroom Resources. 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 tendering process.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

23 September 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No