Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Education Authority
2-6 Ballee Road West
BALLYMENA
BT42 2HS
UK
E-mail: facilities.procure@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
**PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PAPER HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY**
Reference number: FMM-23-007
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33760000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority (EA) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the Supply and Delivery of Paper Hygiene Products. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33761000
33763000
42968000
42968300
33760000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority (EA) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the Supply and Delivery of Paper Hygiene Products. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI
II.2.14) Additional information
The date relating to the publication of the contract notice is tentative and may be subject to change. All. future tender documentation will be made available via https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on this website. to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
16/02/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The questionnaire must be completed and returned via the messaging function of eTendersNI. The tender is envisaged to be published Feb 2024. Please note any estimated framework agreement values contained within this notice are subject to change and will be published in the future contract notice.The values within this Prior Information Notice (PIN) represent estimated spend on the framework agreement over four years. The estimated range value for this framework agreement is £6,200,000 with the upper estimated framework agreement value i.e. £9,000,000 for contingency purposes within the the lifetime of the framework agreement. This upper limit also includes the provision for Voluntary Grammar schools and other educational establishments who may avail of this framework agreement. Please note, there is no guarantee of the volume required during the framework agreement or to the exact value of orders over the framework agreement period
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2024