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title: "** PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULATION QUESTIONNAIRE - CLASSROOM FURNITURE**"
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# ** PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULATION QUESTIONNAIRE - CLASSROOM FURNITURE**

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-consulation-questionnaire-classroom-furniture-ocds-h6vhtk-029390). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "** PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULATION QUESTIONNAIRE - CLASSROOM FURNITURE**". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 8 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:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** School furniture
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKN, UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029390`

## 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/preliminary-market-consulation-questionnaire-classroom-furniture-ocds-h6vhtk-029390#tl-md)

## Description
The NI Education Authority (EA) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Framework for the supply and delivery of Furniture for School Classrooms for an initial period of two years followed by two further optional extension periods of up to twelve months each. The potential scale and scope of this is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. The EA wish to carry out pre-market engagement with interested suppliers to investigate the current market capabilities and gain knowledge about existing and future products which will assist the tender panel with the development of the tender documentation. This will ensure that existing and future requirements are met and will also provide procurement awareness for suppliers regarding EA's requirements for the purchase of these products. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise may inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise.Should you wish to participate in this exercise please register and submit your completed questionnaire through the Messaging facility within the Call for Tender (CfT) on eTendersNI at the following link: - https:// etendersni.gov.uk/epps The deadline is 3pm on 24th February 2021. If you require any further assistance please contact the eTendersNI Helpdesk on 0800 240 454 or email ni-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com 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 available via https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Pupils' Chairs
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

### Lot 2: Pupils' Desks
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

### Lot 3: Pupil's Examination Desk
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

### Lot 4: Pupils' Tables
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

### Lot 5: Pupil's Home Economics Bench
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

### Lot 6: Soft Seating
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

### Lot 7: Teacher's Workstation, Pedestal and Chair
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

### Lot 8: Classroom Storage
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003113-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-16T14:16:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:07:31.834Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029390