Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
E-mail: facilities.procure@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned 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 - CHEMICAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICES FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority (EA) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of chemical and hazardous waste 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. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90520000
90533000
90521000
90521100
90521300
90521400
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Circa 1,200 locations all across the regional EA estate in Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
***This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.*** The Education Authority (EA) wishes to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of chemical and hazardous waste 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. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI
II.2.14) Additional information
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..
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/09/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT documents. The questionnaire must be completed and returned via the messaging function of eTendersNI. The tender is envisaged to be published September 2024.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/07/2024