Official UK procurement notice
Preventative and Reactive Pest Control for Education Authority
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of Preventative and Reactive Pest Control services for the Northern Ireland Education Authority in accordance with Tender FMM-25-005.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Pest-control services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£2,336,997 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lot 1 - South WestAwardedRenewalPublished value£895,788
- Technical & professional ability
CoP 1 - Technical ability to perform the contract – Previous Experience
Lot #2Lot 2 - NorthAwardedRenewalPublished value£778,387
- Technical & professional ability
CoP 1 - Technical ability to perform the contract – Previous Experience
Lot #3Lot 3 - EastAwardedRenewalPublished value£662,822
- Technical & professional ability
CoP 1 - Technical ability to perform the contract – Previous Experience
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Delivery of Services: 20%
- Price: 70%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Delivery of Services
- Social Value
- Price
- Technical & professional ability
CoP 1 - Technical ability to perform the contract – Previous Experience
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2028
- First published
- 31 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2026, 16:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
FMM-25-005- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084842- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0569caFind a Tender
- Risks
The Buyer reserves the right to modify the Contract without a new procurement process in
certain circumstances due to the materialisation of a known/unknown risk.
Some risks to the contract performance have been identified below and included within
Annex 02 Specification:
Increase/decrease in the number of buildings within the EA Estate
Increase/decrease in the demand to use the Contract including such instances as increase in seasonal pest fluctuations, change of building use
General increases/decreases in all costs such as treatment consumables, equipment, insurances, labour rates etc.
Unforeseen/unplanned events (for e.g., new schools which are an amalgamation of
existing schools that were previously identified by EA as being eligible to utilise this
Contract) or instances where there is an emergence of new pest species or resistance patterns or public health emergencies or biosecurity alerts
Legislative changes and/or advances in technology that impact the requirements of the
Contract such including compliance with CRRU and food safety regulations
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 Jul 2025 → 16 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published31 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
- Market engagement14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Contract for preventative pest control services to the Education Authority Catering Service throughout Northern Ireland. 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. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT Documents of CfT 6060398. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 3 pm on the closing date detailed. There are no documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider from participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier/ provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and there is no commitment, at this stage to carrying out such a process.
- Tender notice published311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by283 days ago16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by226 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent206 days ago3 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published206 days ago3 Apr 2026, 16:01 BST
- Standstill ends192 days ago16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Jul 2025, 09:56 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £2,336,99719 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
- Status changed to active19 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT19 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
- Contract award notice published3 Apr 2026, 16:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Apr 2026, 16:01 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Lot 1 - South West1 award | |||
| Horizon Environment Services LtdLot 1 - Southwest1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. As per tender documentation | £895,788 | 3 Apr 2026standstill to 16 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Lot 2 - North1 award | |||
| Horizon Environment Services Ltd1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. As per tender documentation | £778,387 | 3 Apr 2026standstill to 16 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · Lot 3 - East1 award | |||
| Horizon Environment Services Ltd1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Any period(s) up to and including 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. As per tender documentation | £662,822 | 3 Apr 2026standstill to 16 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Lot 1 - South West | 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Lot 2 - North | 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Lot 3 - East | 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Horizon Environment Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender