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title: "Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire - For Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for locations throughout Northern Ireland"
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# Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire - For Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for locations throughout Northern Ireland

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-for-tree-surgery-and-tree-surveying-for-locations-thro-ocds-h6vhtk-0348fb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire - For Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for locations throughout Northern Ireland". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £6,400,000. 14 published lots. 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-1727)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £6,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 14
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Forestry and logging products, Forestry services, Hedge trimming, Horticultural services, Surveying services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0348fb`

## 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-questionnaire-for-tree-surgery-and-tree-surveying-for-locations-thro-ocds-h6vhtk-0348fb#tl-md)

## Description
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for tree surgery and tree surveying across various locations throughout Northern Ireland. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will 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 supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier 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. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from Cft documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of etendersni

## Lots (14)
> **Shared lot scope:** The Education Authority (EA) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a framework for tree surgery and tree surveying services. EANI wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the retendering process. Additional information: The date relating to the publication of the contract notice is tentative and may be subject to change. All future tender documentation will be made ava...
> Applies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

### Lot FMM-21-008- Lot 1: Lot 1 - Tree Surgery - EA premises within Belfast City Council Area - Locality East
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008- Lot 1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 10: Lot 10 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Mid Ulster Council Area - Locality South West
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 10`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 11: Lot 11 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Fermanagh and Omagh Council Area - Locality South West
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 11`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 12: Lot 12 - Tree Surveying - EA premises within EA locality 3 - East
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 12`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71355000, 77211500
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 13: Lot 13 - Tree Surveying - EA premises within EA locality 2 - North
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 13`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71355000, 77211500
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 14: Lot 14 Tree Surveying - EA premises within EA locality 1 - South West
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 14`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71355000, 77211500
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 2: Lot 2 - Tree Surgery - EA premises within North Down and Ards Council Area - Locality East
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 3: Lot 3 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Lisburn and Castlereagh Council Area - Locality East
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 4: Lot 4 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Newry, Mourne and Down Council Area - Locality East
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 5: Lot 5 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Derry City and Strabane Council Area - Locality North
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 6: Lot 6 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Causeway Coast and Glens Council Area - Locality North
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 7: Lot 7 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Mid and East Antrim Council Area - Locality North
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 7`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-008-Lot 8: Lot 8 Tree Surgery - EA premises within Antrim and Newtownabbey Council Area - Locality North
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-008-Lot 8`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot FMM-21-009-Lot 9: Lot 9 - Tree Surgery - EA premises within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council Area - Locality South West
- **Lot id:** `FMM-21-009-Lot 9`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03400000, 77200000, 77211400, 77211500, 77300000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016982-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-21T16:34:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T10:32:53.282Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0348fb