Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
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
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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 for Insurance Brokerage Services and Associated Services
Reference number
5484161
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66515200 - Property insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
** This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority**. The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise (“Exercise”) is to understand the extent of Contractors in the Insurance Brokerage market and what their capabilities are regarding the delivery of the required scope of services. At this stage, any information gathered through this Exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and is not part of a formal procurement process. Interested participants should complete the questionnaire and upload to extenders by 3pm, 20th August 2024 or email to business.procure@eani.org.uk. Completed Questionnaires when returned via the eTendersNI platform must be done so by the Messaging function as an attachment. If you have any other questions that you would wish to raise, EA is happy to consider these also. Such queries should be submitted following the declaration on the questionnaire.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1
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 purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise (“Exercise”) is to understand the extent of Contractors in the Insurance Brokerage market and what their capabilities are regarding the delivery of the required scope of services. At this stage, any information gathered through this Exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and is not part of a formal procurement process. Interested participants should complete the questionnaire and upload to extenders by 3pm, 20th August 2024 or email to business.procure@eani.org.uk. Completed Questionnaires when returned via the eTendersNI platform must be done so by the Messaging function as an attachment. If you have any other questions that you would wish to raise, EA is happy to consider these also. Such queries should be submitted following the declaration on the questionnaire.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
20 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: Yes