Sports Equipment and Fitness Equipment and the Maintenance of Gymnasium Equipment and Fitness Equipment

What the buyer is asking for

This Framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including the NI educational bodies listed below. At some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the Framework and must have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This Framework is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and, Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA) Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Middletown Centre for Autism Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)

How this is scored

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4 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Sports Equipment£5.4m

  Lot 1 is for the supply and delivery of Sports Equipment.

• Fitness Equipment£2.1m

  Lot 2 is for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of Fitness Equipment

• Maintenance of Gymnasium Equipment£250k

  Lot 3 is for the maintenance of gymnasium equipment.

• Maintenance of Fitness Equipment£250k

  Lot 4 is for the maintenance of Fitness Equipment.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published17 days ago

   4 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
2. Clarification questions bytoday

   21 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 9 days

   30 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 84 days

   14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice3 Apr 2026, 16:06 BST031207-2026
2. Tender notice4 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST084012-2026

Payment terms

The Supplier must ensure that the Buyer has issued a Purchase order number in advance of any goods being delivered. Payments will only be made on receipt of an invoice quoting the relevant purchase order number. The Supplier must ensure that purchase orders received are accurate in that they state the correct contract prices, or return for correction prior to the order being fulfilled, as discrepancies could result in delays to invoice payments where purchase orders and invoices do not match. Invoices must be in pounds Sterling (GBP). Suppliers must submit invoices directly to the address as specified on the order. Supplier must submit a group statement for outstanding invoices on a monthly basis. The supplier may liaise with EA Accounts Payable to identify the information required on the statement. The Supplier must replace or make good at their own expense any items that are or become defective as a result of poor design, materials or service. Payment shall be made through the Bankers Automated Clearing System. The Supplier will be required to provide bank account details to the Buyer to facilitate this method of payment. The Buyer reserves the right to withhold payment against any invoice which is not submitted in accordance with the Framework, or which covers or purports to relate to goods which have not been provided in accordance with the Contract and shall forthwith notify the supplier accordingly in writing. During the Term the Buyer reserves the right to review ordering and/or invoicing procedures with the Supplier. For an invoice to be considered valid it must be legible, from which a clear scanned image can be produced, and clearly show the following information: • Purchase Order number (only one purchase order per invoice) • Invoice number • Invoice date / tax point • Supplier name, address, postcode and VAT registration number • Remittance name and address where this is different to above • Goods details which match the PO details, including quantity billed, item description, unit of measure, unit price and total value (only goods delivered should be on an invoice) All invoices must be made payable to the Supplier and not to any nominated subcontractor(s).

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender