Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
facilities.procure@eani.org.uk
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 - FOR PROVISION OF WASHROOM SERVICES FOR THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY**
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85142300 - Hygiene services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the cyclical maintenance of washroom receptacles/equipment across various locations throughout Northern Ireland. 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. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from Cft documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI
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
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the cyclical maintenance of washroom receptacles/equipment across various locations throughout Northern Ireland. 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. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from Cft documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
27 September 2023
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The purpose of this PIN is 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 retendering process. All future tender documentation will be made available via https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to the tender documentation when the tender is published. Please note any estimated contract values contained within this PIN notice are subject to change and will be published in the future contract notice. The estimated value for this contract is £625,000 over five years based on historic contract usage for Core Services. This also includes the provision for Voluntary Grammar Schools and other Public Bodies who may avail of this contract. Please note, there is no guarantee of the volume required during the Contract or to the exact value of orders over the Contract Period.