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Opportunity overview
The primary purpose of this preliminary market engagement exercise (“Exercise”) is for the Education Authority (EA) to outline and seek supplier views and feedback on potential approaches for the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service for Nettlefield Primary School. This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.
The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) wishes to engage with the market to gather views on the establishment of a robust, value for money Contract for the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service for Nettlefield Primary School. The anticipated contract period is from 1 March 2027 to 28th February 2029 (indicative), with options to extend for periods up to a further 24 months.
Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will be used solely to inform internal business planning and any potential future procurement process. It will not be evaluated as part of any subsequent tender exercise. Participation or non participation in this preliminary market consultation will not preclude any supplier from taking part in any future procurement process, nor will any information submitted provide any supplier with an advantage or disadvantage. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and not part of a formal procurement procedure.
Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire available on eTendersNI under the unique reference EANI 5464. Further information, including the questionnaire, can be downloaded from the CfT documents. Completed questionnaires must be submitted via the Messaging function of eTendersNI no later than 3:00pm on Monday 26th October 2026. No additional tender documents are required at this stage beyond the questionnaire.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0785db
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) Interested suppliers
are asked to complete and return the questionnaire via eTendersNI no later than 15:00 on the 26th October 2026.
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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096204-2026Tender 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
Education Authority Northern Ireland is seeking supplier feedback through a preliminary market engagement questionnaire on a potential Speech and Language Therapy Service for Nettlefield Primary School. This is not a tender or formal procurement procedure; questionnaire responses will inform planning for a possible future contract.
Who this may suit
Relevant speech and language therapy providers may contribute market feedback. Future tender eligibility and supplier requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Engagement responseComplete the pre-market engagement questionnaire under reference EANI 5464 and submit it using the eTendersNI Messaging function.Evidence: “Suppliers who wish to participate... should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire... Completed questionnaires must be submitted via the Messaging function of eTendersNI.”
Additional documentsNo additional tender documents are required at this stage beyond the questionnaire.Evidence: “No additional tender documents are required at this stage beyond the questionnaire.”
Future supplier requirementsUnknown.Evidence: The notice describes a scoping and market-consultation exercise rather than a formal tender.
96% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
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Education Authority Northern Ireland is seeking supplier feedback through a preliminary market engagement questionnaire on a potential Speech and Language Therapy Service for Nettlefield Primary School. This is not a tender or formal procurement procedure; questionnaire responses will inform planning for a possible future contract.
Who this may suit
Relevant speech and language therapy providers may contribute market feedback. Future tender eligibility and supplier requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Complete and submit the pre-market engagement questionnaire via eTendersNI Messaging.
Provide supplier views on potential approaches to delivering the service.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Engagement response
99% confidence
Complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire under reference EANI 5464 and submit it using the eTendersNI Messaging function.
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“Suppliers who wish to participate... should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire... Completed questionnaires must be submitted via the Messaging function of eTendersNI.”
Additional documents
99% confidence
No additional tender documents are required at this stage beyond the questionnaire.
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“No additional tender documents are required at this stage beyond the questionnaire.”
Future supplier requirements
96% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
The notice describes a scoping and market-consultation exercise rather than a formal tender.
Effect of participation
99% confidence
Participation or non-participation will not preclude a supplier from any future procurement process.
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“Participation or non participation... will not preclude any supplier from taking part in any future procurement process.”
Advantage from submitted information
99% confidence
Information submitted will not provide suppliers with an advantage or disadvantage in a future process.
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“nor will any information submitted provide any supplier with an advantage or disadvantage.”
Eligibility criteria
95% confidence
Unknown.
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No formal eligibility criteria are stated for this market engagement exercise.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Published value
83% confidence
£258,000 GBP.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 value is recorded as 258000 GBP.
Anticipated contract period
98% confidence
1 March 2027 to 28 February 2029, indicative, with extension options of up to a further 24 months.
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“The anticipated contract period is from 1 March 2027 to 28th February 2029 (indicative), with options to extend for periods up to a further 24 months.”
Commercial terms
94% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
The notice provides no pricing, payment, contract form or other detailed commercial terms.
Delivery
Service
99% confidence
Potential provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service for Nettlefield Primary School.
View supporting evidence
The notice seeks feedback on “the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service for Nettlefield Primary School.”
Delivery location
90% confidence
Nettlefield Primary School; exact service location details are not stated.
View supporting evidence
The service is named for Nettlefield Primary School; the supplied location record is identified as buyer location in Belfast.
Service specification
97% confidence
Unknown; the exercise seeks market views on potential delivery approaches.
View supporting evidence
The purpose is to “seek supplier views and feedback on potential approaches.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Preliminary market engagement / scoping exercise; it is not a tender exercise or formal procurement procedure.
View supporting evidence
“This is not a tender exercise”; “this is the scoping phase and not part of a formal procurement procedure.”
Response deadline
99% confidence
26 October 2026, 3:00pm.
View supporting evidence
“no later than 3:00pm on Monday 26th October 2026.”
Submission route
99% confidence
eTendersNI Messaging function.
View supporting evidence
“Completed questionnaires must be submitted via the Messaging function of eTendersNI.”
Source procedure metadata
90% confidence
The source metadata labels the notice as open competition, below threshold.
View supporting evidence
Supplied process metadata: procurement_method “open” and procurement_method_details “Below threshold - open competition”.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Not a bidding opportunity
99% confidence
This notice is a market-engagement questionnaire, not a tender. A response does not constitute a tender submission or secure a contract.
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“This is not a tender exercise” and “not part of a formal procurement procedure.”
Conflicting source procedure signals
99% confidence
The narrative states that this is not a formal procurement procedure, while supplied metadata labels it an open, below-threshold competition. The narrative supports treating the current notice as market engagement only.
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Narrative: “not part of a formal procurement procedure”; metadata: “Below threshold - open competition”.
Future procurement uncertainty
98% confidence
A future contract is only potential; scope, final timetable, commercial terms and future tender requirements are unknown.
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Information will inform “any potential future procurement process” and the contract period is described as “anticipated” and “indicative”.
Value attribution uncertainty
91% confidence
The £258,000 value appears in the supplied lot data, but the narrative does not explain whether it is an estimated future contract value or how it is calculated.
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Lot 1 records £258,000; the narrative does not state a contract value.
Classification relevance
96% confidence
Several supplied CPV codes refer to hospital services, which may not precisely describe a school-based speech and language therapy service.
View supporting evidence
Supplied classifications include 85110000 Hospital and related services and 85111000 Hospital services.
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