Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre Market Engagement for Fuel Management System

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 11 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 12 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The EA is seeking a supplier to manage and maintain EA's current bulk fuel tanks, pumps and Fuel Management System - Jigsaw Fuel Management - to remotely monitor and control the fuel dispensed from the existing diesel tanks and allow for 24/7 unmanned fuel dispensing at Transport Depots across Northern Ireland.

CPV: Fuel pumps · Parts of fuel pumps · Repair and maintenance services of gas pumps

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 12 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
Authority reference
TRN-25-012
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059189
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Fuel pumpsParts of fuel pumpsRepair and maintenance services of gas pumps
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a0ea Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Sept 2025 → 12 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published399 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
  2. Market engagement389 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    The EA is seeking a supplier to manage and maintain EA's current bulk fuel tanks, pumps and Fuel Management System - Jigsaw Fuel Management - to remotely monitor and control the fuel dispensed from the existing diesel tanks and allow for 24/7 unmanned fuel dispensing at Transport Depots across Northern Ireland.

    The successful Supplier will also be required to provide the following requirements throughout the lifetime of the contract;

    Provide maintenance and repair services for the EA's bulk fuel tanks and fuel pumps.

    Provision of pump calibration services and repairs.

    Maintenance of remote tank gauge system.

    Supplier must be able to provide same day support response in the event of sytem or on site equipment failure.

    Annual license fee to include all software upgrades and maintenance support for existing Jigsaw Fuel Management system

    Ensure the fuel management system provides authorised use only of bulk fuel by fob control which can be attached to vehicle keys and individually linked to a vehicle.

    Provide additional or replacement fobs compatable with existing system

    Provide real time electronic monitoring and reporting of fuel levels and usage per vehicle via web portal.

    at the EA's discretion to provide additional tanks, pumps and control systems for expansion of HVO usage (Carbon reduction).

    The PME questionnaire is provided at the following link forms.office.com/e/Qv1VHGetWg ↗

    Interested participants should complete the questionnaire as soon as possible and by 3pm on Friday 3 October 2025 at the latest. If you have any other questions that you would wish to raise EA are happy to consider these also, such queries should be submitted following the declaration on the questionnaire.

  3. Tender notice expected350 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts350 days ago
    12 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority

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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure