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Published 6 Oct 2026, 14:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

*Pre-Market Engagement* - PEACEPLUS ASPIRE - Facilitation of Educator Professional Learning Modules

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Framework ceiling (notional)£500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 30 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsstarts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this tender is to appoint a range of training providers that will work in partnership with the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Shared Education Project to deliver a suite of training modules over the period on a basis determined by the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Team. The timeframe for delivery of these modules will be a period of 24 months from 1st January 2027 to 31st December 2028. There may exist a future possibility of extension beyond this timeframe subject to funder resource and approval. Lots The framework will be awarded to multiple suppliers across the following lots. Lot 1 - Digital Leaders Professional Learning Module Lot 2 - Inclusive Schools: Culturally Responsive Teaching Lot 3 - Shared Education and Lesson Study Programme Lot 4 - Sharing Through Play/Outdoor Learning Lot 5 - Teaching Positive Masculinity

CPV: Education and training services · Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs from 4 Jan 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 — 4 Jan 2029 (2 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Northern Ireland
80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2026, 14:37 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 14:37 BST
Authority reference
BSP-26-008
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781d2

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    6 Oct 2026, 14:37 BST
  2. Market engagementin 22 days
    28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    The objectives of this market Exercise are to:  provide suppliers with an initial awareness of the potential business requirement  gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions  understand risks and potential issues related to:  understand required timescales more… provide EA with confidence around deliverability  inform the procurement strategy  prepare the market for the forthcoming procurements  understand the key issues that are likely to encourage, or discourage, suppliers to bid  ensure that project procurements and contracts are attractive to the market and encourage competition, including to potential new entrants to the market in NI; and  prevent unachievable project proposals from reaching any final procurement stage. This Exercise will be used to assist EA in gaining a better understanding of the market/feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 55 days
    30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 89 days
    4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 14:37 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Education Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPHJ-6982-JPXY 40 Academy Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2NQ

Official documents & specifications (1)

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