Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT12NQ
Contact
Education Authority
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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 QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) FOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority***
The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform
internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation
exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier
from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an
advantage or disadvantage 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. 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 PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later
than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire" document. There are
no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority***
The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform
internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation
exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier
from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an
advantage or disadvantage 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. 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 PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later
than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire" document. There are
no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 July 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: Yes