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***Pre-Market Engagement*** ICT-26-002 Tachograph Analysis and Support
services
Open procedure
Road transport services
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Location not published
Published value
£360,000
Submission deadline 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The Education Authority: "***Pre-Market Engagement*** ICT-26-002 Tachograph Analysis and Support". Published status: active. Published value: £360,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Education Authority | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 23d 23h left 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £360,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Education Authority
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The Education Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 62 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Education Authority | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST | Electronic submissionnotAllowed | Submission languagesen |
Published3 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST | Last source update3 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRoad transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06da10 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionnotAllowed | Clarification deadline14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing PortalNot published |
Submission instructions Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents
section of the CfT on eTendersNI (ref 6642628). Interested suppliers are asked to
complete and return
the questionnaire. ***NB*** The closing date and time for return of questionnaire is 17 August 2026 at 15:00. | ||
What is being bought
***This is not a tender exercise*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) would
like to invite participation in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to seek the
views of the market for the provision of a Tachograph Analysis and Support. The primary
purpose of this preliminary market engagement exercise (“Exercise”) is for the Education
Authority (EA) to explain, and seek supplier views and feedback on, potential approaches
for Tachograph Analysis and Support. This PME exercise also seeks to identify indicative
costs to help inform the business case on the commercial aspects for the delivery and
implementation of solution. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the
project and is not part of any formal procurement process and there is no commitment at
this stage to carry out such a process. Any information gathered will not be considered in
any future tender exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this PME
exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurement
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process, nor is it intended that any information provided shall place any supplier at an
advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement exercise. Further information
including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the CfT on
eTendersNI. Interested suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to active
3 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST - Official notice release published
3 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST - Submission deadline changed to 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
3 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST - Published value updated to £360,000
3 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST - Status changed to planning
3 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST - Official notice release published
3 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST - Buyer information updated
3 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£360,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Oct 2031, 23:59 GMTEligibilitySME eligibleOptions / renewalOptional 2 x 12 montrh extensions
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
3 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST - Procedure published
3 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST - engagement
17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledFurther information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the CfT on eTendersNI (ref 6642628). Interested suppliers are asked to complete and return the questionnaire - Submission deadline
30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Education Authority
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXYDocuments (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 3 Aug 2026, 14:44 BST
- 3 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |