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title: "Irish FA Pitch Replacement - Market Engagement Activities"
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# Irish FA Pitch Replacement - Market Engagement Activities

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/irish-fa-pitch-replacement-market-engagement-activities-ocds-h6vhtk-0389c4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Irish Football Association: "Irish FA Pitch Replacement - Market Engagement Activities". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £350,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Irish Football Association](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/irish-football-association-coh-r0000327)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for sports facilities
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0389c4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/irish-fa-pitch-replacement-market-engagement-activities-ocds-h6vhtk-0389c4#tl-md)

## Description
The Irish FA are looking to replace the pitch at the National Football Stadium in Belfast. This project has a critical timetable for completion and we are looking to engage with the market to understand more about innovative methods used for project delivery; detail about similar projects completed and information relating to the type of carpets we may consider for the pitch replacement. We would also welcome discussion on ongoing maintenance recommendations in order that we can develop our specification fully. This is not a call for competition and we reserve the right not to undertake any further procurement activity following market engagement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45212200
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This is a call for early market engagement only, The Irish FA wish to engage with contractors who can supply and install pitches in a constrained programme while meeting all testing requirements and technical alignment to a hybrid pitch specification...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034026-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-01T10:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:05:07.305Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0389c4