Pre Market Engagement for Framework for Independent Counselling Services for Schools

Concepts

• guidance and counselling
• belfast
• counselling services
• independent counselling services
• market interest
• this preliminary market engagement exercise
• this pre-procurement market engagement
• the pre-market engagement questionnaire
• the market engagement exercise
• framework for independent counselling services

Location

Belfast

Description

Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a Framework Agreement for an Independent Counselling Service for schools/educational establishments across Northern Ireland. EANI wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the tendering process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from CfT Documents. The questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function no later than 3pm on Friday 19th January 2024. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier/provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and there is no commitment, at this stage to carrying out such a process

Total Quantity or Scope

The primary purpose of this preliminary market engagement exercise is for the Education Authority (EA) to explain, and seek supplier views and feedback on, potential approaches for Independent Counselling Services for post primary aged pupils in mainstream, special and EOTAS educational settings.

CPV Codes

• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
• 85312320 - Counselling services

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