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***Pre-Market Engagement*** ICT-26-011 - Vehicle Tracking and Telematics Solution

the Education Authority · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 15:52.

Opportunity overview

***This is not a tender exercise*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) would like to invite participation in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to seek the views of the market for the provision of a Vehicle Tracking and Telematics Solution. This system aims to improve the efficiency, safety, and oversight of all EA Vehicles, ensuring that all vehicles and journeys are monitored and managed according to best practice and statutory obligations. The purpose of this PME exercise is for EANI to gain an understanding of the latest developments and innovative solutions available for school settings and will be used to assist EANI in gaining a better understanding of the 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. This PME exercise also seeks to identify indicative costs to help inform the business case on the commercial aspects for the delivery and implementation of solution(s). For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of any formal procurement process and there is no commitment at this stage to carry out such a process. Any information gathered will not be considered in any future tender exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this PME exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurement process, nor is it intended that any information provided shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement exercise. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the CfT on eTendersNI. Suppliers who wish to participate in the PME exercise must return the completed questionnaire via the messaging function of the CfT on eTendersNI no later than 13:00 on Friday 17th July 2026. As part of the PME exercise, participants may be invited to attend a follow-up session with EANI to explore and discuss the information provided in their response, this will be at the discretion of EANI.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services
  • CPV72500000 — Computer-related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.5m

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
ICT-26-011
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the CfT on eTendersNI (ref 6597982). Interested suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire
Expression Of Interest Deadline
17 Jul 2026, 23:59

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
PME

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
16 Jul 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
11 Jan 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
1,500,000
Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
N/A

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
N/A
Description
N/A

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72500000
Description
Computer-related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
060473-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Jun 2026, 15:40
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Address

Street Address
40 Academy Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 2NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT1 2NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 060460-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 060473-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·