Planning

Pre Market Engagement for Fuel Management System

  • Education Authority

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-059189

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a0ea

Published 24 September 2025, 11:47am



Scope

Reference

TRN-25-012

Description

The EA is seeking a supplier to manage and maintain EA's current bulk fuel tanks, pumps and Fuel Management System - Jigsaw Fuel Management - to remotely monitor and control the fuel dispensed from the existing diesel tanks and allow for 24/7 unmanned fuel dispensing at Transport Depots across Northern Ireland.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 12 November 2025 to 31 October 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 October 2031
  • 5 years, 11 months, 19 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 42122180 - Fuel pumps
  • 42124211 - Parts of fuel pumps
  • 50511200 - Repair and maintenance services of gas pumps

Engagement

Engagement deadline

3 October 2025

Engagement process description

The EA is seeking a supplier to manage and maintain EA's current bulk fuel tanks, pumps and Fuel Management System - Jigsaw Fuel Management - to remotely monitor and control the fuel dispensed from the existing diesel tanks and allow for 24/7 unmanned fuel dispensing at Transport Depots across Northern Ireland.

The successful Supplier will also be required to provide the following requirements throughout the lifetime of the contract;

Provide maintenance and repair services for the EA's bulk fuel tanks and fuel pumps.

Provision of pump calibration services and repairs.

Maintenance of remote tank gauge system.

Supplier must be able to provide same day support response in the event of sytem or on site equipment failure.

Annual license fee to include all software upgrades and maintenance support for existing Jigsaw Fuel Management system

Ensure the fuel management system provides authorised use only of bulk fuel by fob control which can be attached to vehicle keys and individually linked to a vehicle.

Provide additional or replacement fobs compatable with existing system

Provide real time electronic monitoring and reporting of fuel levels and usage per vehicle via web portal.

at the EA's discretion to provide additional tanks, pumps and control systems for expansion of HVO usage (Carbon reduction).

The PME questionnaire is provided at the following link https://forms.office.com/e/Qv1VHGetWg

Interested participants should complete the questionnaire as soon as possible and by 3pm on Friday 3 October 2025 at the latest. If you have any other questions that you would wish to raise EA are happy to consider these also, such queries should be submitted following the declaration on the questionnaire.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

11 November 2025


Contracting authority

Education Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPHJ-6982-JPXY

40 Academy Street

Belfast

BT1 2NQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland