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*Pre-Market Engagement* - PEACEPLUS ASPIRE - Facilitation of Educator Professional Learning Modules

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 15:52.

Opportunity overview

The scope of this tender is to appoint a range of training providers that will work in partnership with the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Shared Education Project to deliver a suite of training modules over the period on a basis determined by the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Team. The timeframe for delivery of these modules will be a period of 24 months from 1st January 2027 to 31st December 2028. There may exist a future possibility of extension beyond this timeframe subject to funder resource and approval. Lots The framework will be awarded to multiple suppliers across the following lots. Lot 1 - Digital Leaders Professional Learning Module Lot 2 - Inclusive Schools: Culturally Responsive Teaching Lot 3 - Shared Education and Lesson Study Programme Lot 4 - Sharing Through Play/Outdoor Learning Lot 5 - Teaching Positive Masculinity

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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-26-008
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
4 Jan 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The objectives of this market Exercise are to:  provide suppliers with an initial awareness of the potential business requirement  gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions  understand risks and potential issues related to:  understand required timescales  provide EA with confidence around deliverability  inform the procurement strategy  prepare the market for the forthcoming procurements  understand the key issues that are likely to encourage, or discourage, suppliers to bid  ensure that project procurements and contracts are attractive to the market and encourage competition, including to potential new entrants to the market in NI; and  prevent unachievable project proposals from reaching any final procurement stage. 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.
Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
094323-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Oct 2026, 14:37
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
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 094323-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

Early-stage market engagement for a planned multi-supplier training-provider framework supporting PEACEPLUS ASPIRE educator professional-learning modules. It is not an open bidding opportunity at this stage.

Who this may suit

Potential fit for education and training providers able to deliver educator professional learning in one or more of the five named subject areas. Supplier eligibility, selection and submission requirements are currently unknown.

Key points identified

  • Supplier capabilityTraining providers able to work in partnership with the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Shared Education Project and deliver training modules.Evidence: “appoint a range of training providers that will work in partnership with the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Shared Education Project to deliver a suite of training modules”
  • Lot coverageFive planned lots covering Digital Leaders; culturally responsive teaching; Shared Education and Lesson Study; play/outdoor learning; and positive masculinity.Evidence: Lots 1–5 are explicitly listed in the notice description.
  • Selection requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No selection, technical, financial or insurance requirements are supplied.
94% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
094323-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781d2
First published
6 Oct 2026
Last checked
6 Oct 2026, 15:52
Notice versions reviewed
1

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
6 Oct 2026
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