Official UK procurement notice
FMM-24-003 - Thermoplastic Playground and Line Markings
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFMM-24-003 - Thermoplastic Playground and Line Markings
CPV: Glass beads for road marking · Landscaping work for playgrounds · Road markings · Sport markings works · Sporting services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 15 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.4 per place) · 6 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of themEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £203,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1South WestAwardedceiling above
FMM-24-003 - Thermoplastic Playground and Line Markings. Additional information: The value shown in V.2.4 is the highest value estimated for this Lot: £0.00 to £203,000 exc. VAT / £243,600 inc. VAT. Tenderers may bid for one or more lots. This value has been calculated on the basis of a four-year framework with no option to extend and the upper range includes contingency for higher demand during the Framework Period, for all Clients. There is no commitment as to the usage volume or value of orders required under this Framework.
Lot #2NorthAwardedceiling above
FMM-24-003 - Thermoplastic Playground and Line Markings. Additional information: The value shown in V.2.4 is the highest value estimated for this Lot: £0.00 to £203,000 exc. VAT / £243,600 inc. VAT. Tenderers may bid for one or more lots. This value has been calculated on the basis of a four-year framework with no option to extend and the upper range includes contingency for higher demand during the Framework Period, for all Clients. There is no commitment as to the usage volume or value of orders required under this Framework.
Lot #3EastAwardedceiling above
FMM-24-003 - Thermoplastic Playground and Line Markings. Additional information: The value shown in V.2.4 is the highest value estimated for this Lot: £0.00 to £203,000 exc. VAT / £243,600 inc. VAT. Tenderers may bid for one or more lots. This value has been calculated on the basis of a four-year framework with no option to extend and the upper range includes contingency for higher demand during the Framework Period, for all Clients. There is no commitment as to the usage volume or value of orders required under this Framework.
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).
- “FMM-24-003 - Thermoplastic Playground and Line Markings” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 15 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2024, 13:32 BST
- Last source update
- 12 May 2025, 17:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jan 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020649- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049bdcFind a Tender
Publisher note: The Education Authority (EA) invited tenders for the supply and application of Thermoplastic Playground and Line Markings to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. The tender is divided into 3 lots as follows: Lot 1 – South West Locality, Lot 2 - North Locality and Lot 3 – East Locality. . This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA.. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northernireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA’s Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
30 Sept 2024 → 24 May 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected30 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published12 May 2025, 17:34 BST
- Bids must remain valid until24 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Dec 2024- Published value published: £610,00020 Dec 2024, 17:15 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Dec 2024, 17:15 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Dec 2024, 17:15 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT20 Dec 2024, 17:15 GMT
- Deadline moved to 27 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT24 Jan 2025, 11:31 GMT+3 days · was 24 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 May 2025, 17:34 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 24 Jan 2025 | 27 Jan 2025 | +3 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7) | 24 Jan 2025 | 27 Jan 2025 | +3 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-09: 1 release · 18 Sept 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £203,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - South West
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - North
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - East
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · South West | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · North | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · East | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead: any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015Review body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- ALLPLAY IRELAND LIMITEDFramework contractor
- LARS PLAY LTDFramework contractor
- PODIUM 4 SPORT LTDFramework contractor
- ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTDFramework contractor
- SHANNON ROADMARKINGS LTDFramework contractor
- Sperrin Paints LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.