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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT- PROVISION OF DEFENCE PERSONAL INJURY SERVICES
2. Awarding Authority: The Education Authority, GB Email: business.procure@eani.org.uk.
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open/Competitive Flexible
4. Description: This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise
The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise is to inform suppliers in the current market and gain information to inform a potential future procurement. This Exercise will be used to assist EA in gaining a better understanding of the market/feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. The Education Authority (EA) intends to invite tenders for the Provision of Defence Personal Injury Legal Services for a 4-year Contract Period. The service will involve defence of actual or anticipated High Court or County Court personal injury proceedings served upon the Education Authority, Libraries NI, a Board of Governors of a controlled school or a Board of Governors of an Irish Medium School or the Trustees / Board of Governors of a Catholic Maintained School – and if necessary the undertaking of a separate initial claims investigation function- as well as the defence or prosecution of an appeal from any court decision given in any such proceedings and/or the bringing of third party proceedings or associated contribution proceedings); the conduct of all such proceedings or investigative function to be carried out in accordance with the Contractual Arrangements. EA’s intention is to award the Contract to four firms of solicitors with work allocated on a rotational basis.
5. CPV Code(s): 79000000, 79100000, 79110000, 79140000, 79111000, 79112000, 75220000
6. NUTS code(s): UKN, UKN0, UKN06
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belfast.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: EANI-4955
BSP-25-013
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 17.10.2025 (15:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web:
12. Other information: Evaluation Mechanism: MAT
Services, Works, Goods: Services
CPC Category: Legal services
Directive: UK
CfT Involves: A Public Contract
First Cycle: Public
Tender Structure Envelope Type: Qualification
Special Regime Contract: No
Award per Item: No
Above or Below Threshold: Below
End of clarification period: 10/10/2025 15:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications: Yes
Tenders Opening Date: 17/10/2025 15:30
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest: Yes
Contract awarded in Lots: No
EU funding: No
Multiple tenders will be accepted: No
Contract duration in months or years, excluding extensions: 4 years
Validity of Tender in days or months:
90 days
TKR-2025106-EX-1856795