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title: "*PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE* Provision of an Education Case Management System for the Education Authority"
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# *PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE* Provision of an Education Case Management System for the Education Authority

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-exercise-provision-of-an-education-case-management-system-for-the-ed-ocds-h6vhtk-041179). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "*PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE* Provision of an Education Case Management System for the Education Authority". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1913)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Database software package, Document creation software package, Document management software package, Educational software package, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041179`

## 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/pre-market-engagement-exercise-provision-of-an-education-case-management-system-for-the-ed-ocds-h6vhtk-041179#tl-md)

## Description
*PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE* The Education Authority (EA) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract for an Education Case Management System. The potential scale and scope of this is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. The purpose of the pre-market consultation exercise is to gain an understanding of the latest developments and innovations in the provision of a ‘best of breed’ Education Case Management System as well as assisting EA to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of providing an Education Case Management System are procured. Prior to initiating the procurement, the EA wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. At this stage, any information gathered through this market consultation exercise may inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any provider participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any provider at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48100000, 48190000, 48310000, 48311000, 48330000, 48611000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The Education Authority (EA) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract for an Education Case Management System. The potential scale and scope of this is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. The ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032526-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-03T09:13:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:50:29.902Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041179