Provision of a Teacher Professional Learning System

• How the procedure runs: The EA expects to undertake and for Suppliers to engage in an open dialogue, under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This process will be carried out after publication of the tender in accordance with the timescales set out in the tender documentation. The objective of this open dialogue is to allow Suppliers to meet with the EA and ensure that Suppliers understand the requirement as well as to explore and refine their potential solutions in order to meet the requirements set out in the tender documents. This dialogue will focus on clarifying technical and commercial matters to ensure that final tenders are capable of fully meeting the EA’s needs. Discussions may include, but are not limited to: • Refinement of the proposed solution design and delivery timelines (including discussion of the approach to meeting Day 1 core functionality requirements and the roadmap for Post Day 1 non-core functionality requirements. • Clarification of functional requirements.  Individual Learning Profile & Professional Development Portfolio (PDP)  Creating groups and targeted learning  Resource Library  Communication and Collaboration Hub  System Administration, Permissions and Role-Based-Access  Course Content Creation and AI Tools • Clarification of non functional requirements. • Clarification of performance requirements and service levels. • Exploration of innovation and value-for-money opportunities. • Discussion of content curation and migration considerations. • Discussion of high-level risks, dependencies, and underlying assumptions. It is not expected that the Mid-Tier terms and conditions published with this tender will be in scope for discussion. Any questions on these should be submitted through the stated clarification procedure Anonymous summaries of open dialogue Meetings will be made available in the CfT documents section of this tender on eTendersNI. Where commercially confidential information is discussed in a dialogue session, this will be treated as confidential. Once the EA determines that further dialogue will not materially improve the quality of solutions, the open dialogue will be formally closed. Participants will then be invited to submit their Final Tenders in accordance with the instructions provided. Following the open dialogue, if the EA decides that further refinement of the tender documentation is required, including refinement of the award criteria (under Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023), additional time may be provided for Suppliers to submit their final tender.

CPV: Computer platforms · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Industry specific software development services · Industry specific software package · Library software development services · Programming services of application software · Programming services of packaged software products · Programming services of systems and user software · Software package and information systems · Software programming and consultancy services

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

Yes (GPA, CPTPP)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

29 Oct 2025, 17:04 GMT

Last source update

24 Jul 2026, 15:08 BST

Award evaluation window

Submission end – 9 Oct 2026

Authority reference

EDiS-25-007

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-070391

Latest notice

Tender notice (UK4)

Classification (CPV)

Computer platformsIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIndustry specific software development servicesIndustry specific software packageLibrary software development servicesProgramming services of application softwareProgramming services of packaged software productsProgramming services of systems and user softwareSoftware package and information systemsSoftware programming and consultancy services

Delivery area

Northern Ireland (UKN)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a7 Find a Tender

Contract terms summary

Any orders will be emailed to the Contractor and via EA’s iProcurement system.

Unless otherwise stated in the order, the buyer shall pay the price of the services within 30 days after the end of the month of receipt by the buyer of a proper invoice, or if later, after acceptance of the goods or services in question by the buyer.

Payment shall be made through the Bankers Automated Clearing System. The Contractor will be required to provide whatever bank account details are required by the buyer to facilitate this method of payment.

How it runs

The EA expects to undertake and for Suppliers to engage in an open dialogue, under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This process will be carried out after publication of the tender in accordance with the timescales set out in the tender documentation. The objective of this open dialogue is to allow Suppliers to meet with the EA and ensure that Suppliers understand the requirement as well as to explore and refine their potential solutions in order to meet the requirements set out in the tender documents. This dialogue will focus on clarifying technical and commercial matters to ensure that final tenders are capable of fully meeting the EA’s needs. Discussions may include, but are not limited to:

• Refinement of the proposed solution design and delivery timelines (including discussion of the approach to meeting Day 1 core functionality requirements and the roadmap for Post Day 1 non-core functionality requirements.
• Clarification of functional requirements.

 Individual Learning Profile & Professional Development Portfolio (PDP)

 Creating groups and targeted learning

 Resource Library

 Communication and Collaboration Hub

 System Administration, Permissions and Role-Based-Access

 Course Content Creation and AI Tools

• Clarification of non functional requirements.
• Clarification of performance requirements and service levels.
• Exploration of innovation and value-for-money opportunities.
• Discussion of content curation and migration considerations.
• Discussion of high-level risks, dependencies, and underlying assumptions.

It is not expected that the Mid-Tier terms and conditions published with this tender will be in scope for discussion. Any questions on these should be submitted through the stated clarification procedure

Anonymous summaries of open dialogue Meetings will be made available in the CfT documents section of this tender on eTendersNI. Where commercially confidential information is discussed in a dialogue session, this will be treated as confidential.

Once the EA determines that further dialogue will not materially improve the quality of solutions, the open dialogue will be formally closed. Participants will then be invited to submit their Final Tenders in accordance with the instructions provided.

Following the open dialogue, if the EA decides that further refinement of the tender documentation is required, including refinement of the award criteria (under Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023), additional time may be provided for Suppliers to submit their final tender.

Submission deadline

2 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST

Clarification deadline

21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST

Submission channel

Official e-sourcing portal

Electronic submission

Allowed

Accepted languages

en