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Published 4 Jul 2025, 09:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Appointment of Integrated Supply Team for St Malachy's Primary School Armagh

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£8,100,000≈ £5.7m / year · £9,720,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2025
Next notice expected 14 Aug 2025
Contract term 1 yr 5 moends 4 Oct 2027 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project is for the provision of St Malachy’s Primary School for Education Authority (NI) which is 1,628 sqm new build development of a 7 classroom, 206 pupil Primary School. The project shall include full construction works, mechanical and

electrical services, external and site development works including soft play, hard play and provision for 24 parking spaces. The site is located at Chapel Lane, Co. Armagh.

  • 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: Building construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Construction work for school buildings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 5 moSMEPublished value£8,100,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 4 Oct 2027 (1 yr 5 mo)Value: £8,100,000 exc. VAT · £9,720,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible

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: 25%Price: 65%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Works
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 Jul 2025, 09:58 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2025, 14:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
Authority reference
MA16-0000C405
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058271
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workConstruction work for buildings relating to education and researchConstruction work for school buildings
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN07)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0558d0 Find 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
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)
14 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission deadline
14 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareView… ↗

Clarifications should be submitted via the etendersNI messaging portal

Timeline

4 Jul 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 09:58 BST
  2. Market engagement
    13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) in preparation for the procurement process for the Appointment of an Integrated Supply Team for St Malachy's Primary School, Armagh are holding a Pre-Market Engagement Event via Teams on Wednesday 13th July 2025 from 2pm-3pm, which shall discuss the upcoming project.

    Suppliers who wish to participate in the Pre-Market Engagement event should complete the Pre-Market engagement Microsoft Form registration which can be downloaded from CfT CA Unique ID EANI-4855, CfT documents section on eTendersNI. The form for registration to the event must be completed and submitted no later than 5pm on Thursday 7th August 2025.

    Please note that participation or non-participation in the above mentioned Pre-Market Engagement event does not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this event is not part of the formal procurement process.

  3. Next notice expected
    14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST
  5. Latest notice published383 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 14:52 BST
  6. Clarification questions by348 days ago
    12 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
  7. Submission deadline346 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
  8. Award decision expected by208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract starts179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 09:58 BST
    UK3
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 12:29 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value updated to £8,100,000
    19 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST
    was £7,000,000
  5. Status changed to active
    19 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    8 Oct 2025, 14:52 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Change to Tender Deadline date

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

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 (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender