Official UK procurement notice
Appointment of Integrated Consultants Team for Gaelscoil Éadain Mhóir, Derry - Replacement Accommodation
Authority: The Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe appointment of an Integrated Consultants Team for the Major Capital works for the delivery of the replacement of Gaelscoil Éadain Mhóir Primary School and single Nursery Unit at Lecky Rd, Derry/Londonderry BT48 6NP. The Integrated Consultant Team will be required to provide full professional services for RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Stages 0-7 to include project management, provision of architectural, quantity surveying, structural, services engineering, civil and structural services for delivery of the proposed School project. Full Team required to include a Modern Methods of Construction Specialist sub consultant. The project will incorporate outdoor recreation provisions to meet all DE handbook requirements for a school of this size. Parking, transport requirements, delivery and maintenance will also form part of the overall scope.
- How the procedure runs: The Procurement Process shall follow a two-stage process. Stage One shall assess the Conditions of Participation. Stage two shall assess the Award Criteria of Quality, Social Value and Price. The contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT)
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 publishedLot #1Published value£700,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- 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
- 22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 14:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
MW26-20129148- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062336- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a25eFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Procurement Process shall follow a two-stage process. Stage One shall assess the Conditions of Participation. Stage two shall assess the Award Criteria of Quality, Social Value and Price. The contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT)
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published156 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement142 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI), in preparation for the procurement process for the Appointment of an Integrated Consultant Team for Gaelscoil Éadain Mhóir Primary School including a single Nursery Unit, have prepared a Pre-Market Engagement Briefing Document 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-5293 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 5pm on Friday 05th 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.
- Next notice expected132 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published116 days ago2 Jul 2026, 14:43 BST
- Clarification questions by81 days ago6 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago11 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 127 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 157 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 May 2026, 23:59 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2026, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £700,0002 Jul 2026, 14:43 BSTwas £300,000
- Status changed to active2 Jul 2026, 14:43 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jul 2026, 14:43 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender