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Published 4 Jun 2026, 16:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Appointment of Integrated Consultant Team for St Patrick’s Grammar School Armagh - Upgrade of Heating System

Official notice

Authority: The Education Authority (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£432,066≈ £86k / year · £518,479 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2031 · starts 31 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The St Patrick’s Grammar School Armagh project will consist of the upgrade of heating system, in accordance with DE handbooks and all relevant statutory Regulations. The successfully appointed Integrated Consultants Team shall undertake the procurement, appointment and management of the Contracting Team on behalf of the Employer and shall continue to manage and oversee the project through to all RIBA Stages 2-7.

  • How the procedure runs: The St Patrick’s Grammar School Armagh project will consist of the upgrade of heating system, in accordance with DE handbooks and all relevant statutory Regulations. The successfully appointed Integrated Consultants Team shall undertake the procurement, appointment and management of the Contracting Team on behalf of the Employer and shall continue to manage and oversee the project through to all RIBA Stages 2-7.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction project management services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Quantity surveying services · Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Quality: 10%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Quality: Social Value
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jun 2026, 16:21 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Dec 2026
Authority reference
MW22-50120080
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072359
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesArchitectural design servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesConstruction project management servicesEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsQuantity surveying servicesStructural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae04 Find a Tender
How it runs

The St Patrick’s Grammar School Armagh project will consist of the upgrade of heating system, in accordance with DE handbooks and all relevant statutory Regulations. The successfully appointed Integrated Consultants Team shall undertake the procurement, appointment and management of the Contracting Team on behalf of the Employer and shall continue to manage and oversee the project through to all RIBA Stages 2-7.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Requests to participate (first stage)
7 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission deadline
7 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jun 2026 → 31 Dec 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published144 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 16:21 BST
  2. Market engagement129 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI), in preparation for the procurement

    process for the provision of an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) to develop the

    Employer’s Brief in relation to the design and delivery of Replacement Heating System at St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh, have prepared a Pre-Market Engagement Briefing Document

    (including drawing attachments) to provide suppliers with pre-tender information regarding

    the forthcoming project.

    This document may be downloaded from the CfT documents section of CfT CA Unique ID

    EANI-5318- Resource-6565482 via eTendersNI.

    Suppliers, as part of the Pre-Market Engagement process, also have the opportunity to

    submit queries regarding the project. This should be done via the messaging service in

    the above CfT on eTendersNI no later than 3pm on Thursday 18 June 2026 . A

    response to these queries shall be forwarded shortly after this date.

    Please note that participation or non-participation in this Pre-Market Engagement shall not

    prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process. In addition,

    for the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the process is not part of a formal procurement

    process

  3. Tender notice published88 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
  4. Submission deadline49 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
  5. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 66 days
    31 Dec 2026
  7. Award decision expected byin 67 days
    31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Jun 2026, 16:21 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £432,066
    30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
    was £432,066
  4. Status changed to active
    30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPHJ-6982-JPXY 40 Academy Street, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT1 2NQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure