Provision of a Teacher Professional Learning System

the Education AuthoritycontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a7Procurement Act 2023SME suitableactive

Estimated value

£13.5m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

24 Jul 2026

Deadline 02 Sept 2026

Description

The Education Authority is inviting tenders for the purpose of establishing a contract for the supply/provision of a Teacher Professional Learning System (TPL) System for: • Schools • Teaching Staff • EA Teacher Professional Learning Provision • External Educational Stakeholders • Approved TPL 3rd party providers The Contract is for a period of 5 Years with the possibility of extension for 2 years + 2 years + 1 year The EdIS Programme is a significant programme of work taking place to procure and implement systems and services for the Education Authority and schools. This project is being taken forward as part of the implementation of the Department's TransformED Strategy under separate business case and funding cover to the EdIS Programme. EA’s intention is to award the contract to one supplier for a five-year period with the possibility of extension for two years + two years + one year.

Scope

Reference
EDiS-25-007
Total value
£13,500,000 excluding VAT
£16,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
11 Oct 2026 to 09 Oct 2031
Possible extension to 09 Oct 2036

EA’s intention is to award the contract to one supplier for a five-year period with the possibility of extension for two years + two years + one year. Suppliers should note that the Business Case for this project is still being finalised. Suppliers should note that the Business Case, once approved will cover the initial period and TPL requirement only.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
72000000
48000000
48100000
72200000
72210000
72211000
72212000
72212100
72212160
30211300
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Award Criteria - QualityBreakdown of Award Criteria including individual Weightings as listed in Tender Documentationquality60.00%
Award Criteria - CostAs detailed in Tender Documentationcost40.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

N/A

The conditions of participation relating to technical ability are contained in the procurement document “Attachment 1 EdiS-25-007 Specific Tender Instructions and Assessment Methodology”. EA will assess responses to the conditions of participation relating to technical ability in accordance with the scoring method and scoring matrix provided within the procurement document in reation to question CoP 1 Capability and Expertise.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
21 Aug 2026, 2:00 pm
Submission deadline
02 Sept 2026, 2:00 pm
Submission address
Tender must be submitted electronically via the following; https://etendersni.gov.uk/
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure