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ISO 9001 Quality Management System Support Services for EA CPS

Education Authority · Education

In brief

Education Authority has announced plans to buy IT and software and legal work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £49,999 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 7 months, up to 13 months with extensions, starting 1 December 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 63 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

***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 06 November 2026. The questionnaire is available by clicking on the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SVEVgmuUzZ ​‌

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 101178-2026

About the buyer

Education AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

134

Awards

44

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

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    £400kestimated
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    £298kestimated
  3. T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme

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    £450kestimated
  4. T26-121CRO Committee Management Software

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    Open7 days leftSmall contract

    £45kestimated
  5. ID 6723703 - DOF - EDD - NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Solution

    Northern Ireland Policing BoardNorthern IrelandIT services and software

    Open7 days left

    £5.5mestimated

From notice 101178-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 26 October 2026.