Planning

Appointment of Integrated Consultants Team for Slemish College, Ballymena

  • Education Authority

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066253

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ceb1

Published 17 October 2025, 11:51am



Scope

Reference

MA16-00000084

Description

This aim of this project is to provide Slemish College with a new start of the art teaching environment. The project will also incorporate several outdoor recreation provisions, including Tennis Courts, synthetic/ grass Sports Pitches, hard/grass play, parking, transport requirements, delivery and maintenance will also form part of the overall scope

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,200,000 excluding VAT
  • £3,840,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 25 May 2026 to 25 May 2035
  • 9 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 71200000 - Architectural and related services
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71541000 - Construction project management services
  • 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
  • 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

29 October 2025

Engagement process description

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI), in preparation for the procurement

process for the Appointment of an Integrated Consultant Team for Slemish College, Ballymena have prepared a Pre-Market Engagement Briefing Document to provide suppliers with pre-tender information regarding the forthcoming project. This document may be downloaded from the CfT documents section of CfT CA Unique ID EANI-4977 via eTendersNI.

Suppliers, as part of the Pre-Market Engagement process, also have the opportunity to

submit queries regarding the project. This should be done via the messaging service in

the above CfT on eTendersNI no later than 5pm on Wednesday 29th October 2025. A

response to these queries shall be forwarded shortly after this date.

Please note that participation or non-participation in this Pre-Market Engagement shall not

prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process. In addition,

for the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the process is not part of a formal procurement

process.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

24 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