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Published 26 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

***Pre-Market Engagement*** ICT-26-005 - Fixed Asset Management System

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£750,000≈ £150k / year · £750,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026
Next notice expected 1 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***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 Finance Fixed Asset Register. 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 Finance Fixed Asset Register System. 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 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.

  • How the procedure runs: N/A

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£750,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensionsValue: £750,000 exc. VAT · £750,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensions - optional.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • N/A

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
26 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2026, 13:29 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 Jan 2027
Authority reference
ICT-26-005
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060336
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be30 Find a Tender
How it runs

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Further information

including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the CfT on

eTendersNI

Timeline

26 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published124 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST
  2. Tender notice published124 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 13:29 BST
  3. Clarification questions by103 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline102 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Market engagement102 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

    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.

  6. Next notice expected26 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 68 days
    4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 154 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 13:29 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    26 Jun 2026, 13:29 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    26 Jun 2026, 13:29 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the 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 (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure