United Kingdom-Ballymena: PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT Hand and Power Tools

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-013568/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: the Education Authority
Postal address: Ballee Centre, Ballee Road West
Town: Ballymena
Postal code: BT42 2HS
Country: United Kingdom
Email: equipment.procure@eani.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT Hand and Power Tools
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 42660000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of hand and power tools to schools and educational establishments 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 tendering 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. The questionnaire must be completed and returned no later than 3pm on Friday 10th May 2024. There are no formal tender 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 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a framework agreement for Hand and Power Tools. 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-06-16
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-04-26