Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
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.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 Consultation** Exercise For IP Telephony And Unified Communications Solutions For The Education Authority
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64200000 - Telecommunications 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 this pre-market consultation exercise is to gain an understanding of the latest developments and innovations in the provision of IP Telephony and Unified Communications (UC) Solution(s) as well as assisting the Education Authority (EA) to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of providing such solutions are procured. At this stage, any information gathered through this pre-market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process. It will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this pre-market consultation exercise shall not prevent any provider participating in any future potential procurement process, nor is it intended that information supplied shall place any provider 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 by 12.00pm on Tuesday 10th January 2023. 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 purpose of this pre-market consultation exercise is to gain an understanding of the latest developments and innovations in the provision of IP Telephony and Unified Communications (UC) Solution(s) as well as assisting the Education Authority (EA) to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of providing such solutions are procured. At this stage, any information gathered through this pre-market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process. It will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this pre-market consultation exercise shall not prevent any provider participating in any future potential procurement process, nor is it intended that information supplied shall place any provider 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 by 12.00pm on Tuesday 10th January 2023. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
two.2.14) Additional information
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 https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on this website. to ensure they have access to. tender documentation when the tender is published
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 June 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