** PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULATION QUESTIONNAIRE - CLASSROOM FURNITURE**

Concepts

• school furniture
• omagh
• ni education authority
• preliminary market consulation questionnaire
• classroom furniture
• school classrooms
• delivery of furniture
• potential scale
• optional extension periods
• significant opportunity

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The NI Education Authority (EA) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Framework for the supply and delivery of Furniture for School Classrooms for an initial period of two years followed by two further optional extension periods of up to twelve months each. The potential scale and scope of this is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 39160000 - School furniture

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.

Other Information

The EA wish to carry out pre-market engagement with interested suppliers to investigate the current market capabilities and gain knowledge about existing and future products which will assist the tender panel with the development of the tender documentation. This will ensure that existing and future requirements are met and will also provide procurement awareness for suppliers regarding EA's requirements for the purchase of these products. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise may inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise.Should you wish to participate in this exercise please register and submit your completed questionnaire through the Messaging facility within the Call for Tender (CfT) on eTendersNI at the following link: - https:// etendersni.gov.uk/epps The deadline is 3pm on 24th February 2021. If you require any further assistance please contact the eTendersNI Helpdesk on 0800 240 454 or email ni-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com The date relating to the publication of the contract notice is tentative and may be subject to change. All future tender documentation will be made available via https://etendersni.gov.uk and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** • Please note any interest shown at this stage does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise, nor does it constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the EA. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any provider at an advantage or dis-advantage 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. Respondents’ views will not be individually identified or revealed to third parties outside of this project. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence and will not be attributed to an individual organisation. • At this stage no commercial information is to be submitted nor are there any formal tender documents to be completed. In responding, you should understand that detailed and lengthy submissions are not necessary at this stage. Nonetheless, we welcome any pertinent information on your company’s capability and views on the range of services required. Respondents’ views will not be individually identified or revealed to third parties outside of this project. It is anticipated that the future tender documentation will be made available via the http://etendersni.gov.uk website during March 2021 and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published.