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Appointment of Integrated Consultants Team for Slemish Integrated College, Ballymena

Buyer: The Education Authority →

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BuyerThe Education Authority
StatusClosed
Deadline27 Feb 2026
Value£3,200,000
Published21 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Appointment of an Integrated Consultants Team for the delivery of Slemish Integrated College, Ballymena, a 1050 pupil post primary school. The successful ICT will work on a Traditional Design basis, to take the Project through RIBA Stages 0-7. The project will incorporate several outdoor recreation provisions, including Tennis Courts, Synthetic/Grass Sports Pitches and Hard/Grass play 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.

Delivery location

UKN0F, GB

Categories

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71000000Architectural and related services 71200000Architectural design services 71220000Structural engineering consultancy services 71312000Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings 71321000Quantity surveying services 71324000Construction project management services 71541000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£3,200,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2036
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price — Price (60%)
Quality — Quality (30%)
Social Value — Social Value (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Architectural and related services, Architectural design services, Construction project management services, Quantity surveying services, Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings, Structural engineering consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (71000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 715,7734 median · 31.8 average (1,995 of 5,773 with a bid count)4.1 average (2,214 of 5,773 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer18Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKN0F553 median · 53 average (2 of 5 with a bid count)7.5 average (2 of 5 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)3938 median · 14.6 average (5 of 393 with a bid count)7.4 average (5 of 393 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsAs detailed in the Stage 2 Contract Documents

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationalePME Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-066253
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release ID005485-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jan 21 2026 16:34:11 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005485-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadline2026-02-27T15:00:00+00:00
Enquiry deadline2026-02-25T15:00:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-05-25T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6338470
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£3,200,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 Jan 2026tender005485-2026
7 Jul 2025planning037965-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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