United Kingdom-Belfast: PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) FOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-019044/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: 40 Academy Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT12NQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Education Authority
Email: ict.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 QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) FOR ICT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 30000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority***
The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. 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. 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 PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later
than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire” document. There are
no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
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
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority***
The Education Authority Northern Ireland(EANI) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. 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. 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 PME Document signed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI by no later
than 3pm on 01st of July 2024 (deadline) in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire” document. There are
no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-07-14
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: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-06-20