Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
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
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 (PME) FOR THE SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50413200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the supply, cyclical Maintenance, Recharging and Testing of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Fighting Equipment.
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.
Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire.
Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents.
The Questionnaire must be completed and PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than 3pm on the 22nd March 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in "FFE PME Questionnaire" document.
There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
24951230
24951210
35111320
39525400
44482100
35110000
51700000
44482000
50413200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the supply, cyclical Maintenance, Recharging and Testing of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Fighting Equipment.
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.
Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire.
Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents.
The Questionnaire must be completed and PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later than 3pm on the 22nd March 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in "FFE PME Questionnaire" document.
There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
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 documentation will be made available via https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on the website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
09/03/2024
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/03/2024