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Pre-Market Engagement BSP-26-011 ISO 9001 Quality Management System Support Services for EA CPS

Details

Buyer: Education Authority Northern Ireland
Topic: System quality assurance assessment and review services
Published: 27 October 2026
Submission: 6 November 2026in 6 days
Source: uk:ni-etenders

Tender description

***This is not a tender exercise*** The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) invites interested suppliers to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to seek market views for a potential ISO 9001 Quality Management System Support Services Contract. The purpose of this engagement is to gather market feedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity, and potential risks to help inform EANI's future requirements and procurement approach. This is not a tender exercise and does not form part of any procurement process. Participation or non-participation will not affect any supplier's ability to participate in any future procurement opportunity, nor will it confer any advantage or disadvantage. Further information, including the PME questionnaire, is available within the documents section of this CfT on eTendersNI. Completed questionnaires should be returned via the messaging function within this CfT no later than 15:00 on 02 November 2026. The questionnaire is available by clicking on the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SVEVgmuUzZ ‌

Timeline

Completed: Tender published27 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date6 November 2026in 6 days

About the buyer

Education Authority Northern Ireland administers most education sector procurement in Northern Ireland, and buys as a non-departmental public body with its own procurement service. That service is one of six Centres of Procurement Expertise in Northern Ireland. Procurement support also goes to schools, school meals kitchens and youth clubs. Contract categories run from transport, fleet and catering to construction, ICT and business services.

Dynamic purchasing systems are open to join, and a published pipeline lists current activity.

Over the past 5 years, most of Education Authority Northern Ireland's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.