Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of a BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport and a BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Coaching and Development for St. Colm’s High School
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEDR 26-001 Delivery of a BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport and a BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Coaching and Development for St. Colm’s High School - The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders to deliver both a BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport and a BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Coaching and Development for St. Colm’s High School for the period of 01 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 and the option to extend for periods up to and including 24 months. Suppliers who wish to participate in this tender exercise should download, read, and submit their tender response in accordance with the documents published on etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareView… ↗ under the Unique Reference: EANI-5267. All information can be downloaded from the CfT documents. Completed tender responses must be submitted via the Messaging function of eTendersNI no later than 3:00pm on Wednesday 27th May 2026.
CPV: Education and training services · Secondary education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£284,000
- Condition of participation
There are 3 x Conditions of Participation:
CoP 1 - Technical ability to perform the contract – Previous Experience
CoP 2 - Technical & Professional Ability – Individual Tutor Qualifications & Experience
CoP 3 - Technical & Professional Ability – Pearson Edexcel Awarding Organisation Status
For further details, please see document '01 Specific Tender Instructions and Assessment Methodology'
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 sub-criteria (3)
- AC1 - Delivery of Service: 50%
- AC2 - Opportunity and Community Links: 10%
- AC3 - Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- AC1 - Delivery of Service: AC1 - Delivery of Service For further details, please see '01 Specific Tender Instructions and Assessment Methodology' document,
- AC2 - Opportunity and Community Links: AC2 - Opportunity and Community Links For further details, please see '01 Specific Tender Instructions and Assessment Methodology' document.
- AC3 - Price: AC3 - Price For further details, please see '01 Specific Tender Instructions and Assessment Methodology' document.
- Condition of participation
There are 3 x Conditions of Participation:
CoP 1 - Technical ability to perform the contract – Previous Experience
CoP 2 - Technical & Professional Ability – Individual Tutor Qualifications & Experience
CoP 3 - Technical & Professional Ability – Pearson Edexcel Awarding Organisation Status
For further details, please see document '01 Specific Tender Instructions and Assessment Methodology'
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 17:59 BST
- Authority reference
EDR 26-001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041632- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0668d8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published228 days ago12 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
- Market engagement209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) for a BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sports Studies and Coaching for St Colm’s High School . Interested suppliers are asked to
complete and return the questionnaire via eTendersNI no later than 15:00 on the 31st March 2026.
- Tender notice published173 days ago6 May 2026, 17:59 BST
- Next notice expected171 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by159 days ago20 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline152 days ago27 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published6 May 2026, 17:59 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £284,0006 May 2026, 17:59 BSTwas £176,000
- Status changed to active6 May 2026, 17:59 BST
- Procurement method changed6 May 2026, 17:59 BST
- Deadline published: 27 May 2026, 15:00 BST6 May 2026, 17:59 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