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the Education Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*** The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise is to inform suppliers in the current market and gain information to inform a potential future procurement.This Exercise will be used to assist EA in gaining a better understanding of the market/feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. EA has a requirement for accredited Level 3 Food Safety training courses to be delivered to Catering Managers, Regional Operations Supervisors and Managers. This equates to approximately 700 staff. This level of training is commensurate with their role and responsibilities, in line with Regulation 852.2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs. In line with the provisions as set out in DAO 06/22 on Direct Award Contracts section 14, EA anticipates that the required staff will be able to attend courses which are open to the public. This Pre-Market Engagement exercise is intended to establish that there is sufficient capacity within the market to accommodate this requirement as well as to establish costs of delivery.

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services
  • CPV55524000 — School catering services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services
  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services
  • CPV80531000 — Industrial and technical training services
  • CPV80531100 — Industrial training services
  • CPV80531200 — Technical training services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
BSP-25-009
Status
active
Published risks
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise***
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
PME responses to be submitted via the secure messaging function in eTendersNI for this CfT https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Procedure

Features
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*** The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise is to inform suppliers in the current market and gain information to inform a potential future procurement.This Exercise will be used to assist EA in gaining a better understanding of the market and feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. EA has a requirement for accredited Level 3 Food Safety training courses to be delivered to Catering Managers, Regional Operations Supervisors and Managers. This equates to approximately 700 staff. This level of training is commensurate with their role and responsibilities, in line with Regulation 852.2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs. In line with the provisions as set out in DAO 06-22 on Direct Award Contracts section 14, EA anticipates that the required staff will be able to attend courses which are open to the public. This Pre-Market Engagement exercise is intended to establish that there is sufficient capacity within the market to accommodate this requirement as well as to establish costs of delivery.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
8 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
16 Jun 2025, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2025, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise***

Enquiry period

Ends
16 Jun 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
0

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise***
Type
cost
Description
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise***

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise***

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services
Entry 2
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services
Entry 3
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 4
Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services
Entry 5
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services
Entry 6
Id
80531000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Industrial and technical training services
Entry 7
Id
80531100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Industrial training services
Entry 8
Id
80531200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
024723-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 12:27

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023269-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
20 May 2025, 13:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
13 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*** The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise is to inform suppliers in the current market and gain information to inform a potential future procurement.This Exercise will be used to assist EA in gaining a better understanding of the market/feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. EA has a requirement for accredited Level 3 Food Safety training courses to be delivered to Catering Managers, Regional Operations Supervisors and Managers. This equates to approximately 700 staff. This level of training is commensurate with their role and responsibilities, in line with Regulation 852.2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs. In line with the provisions as set out in DAO 06/22 on Direct Award Contracts section 14, EA anticipates that the required staff will be able to attend courses which are open to the public. This Pre-Market Engagement exercise is intended to establish that there is sufficient capacity within the market to accommodate this requirement as well as to establish costs of delivery. Responses should be submitted via the messaging function on the eTendersNI portal CfT

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY
Name
the Education Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
40 Academy Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PPHJ-6982-JPXY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12NQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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