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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Tender notice |
| Buyer: | the Education Authority |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Open procedure |
| Tender Status: | Open |
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Application Deadline
14 August 2026
57 days left
Estimated Value
£15,000,000
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| £15,000,000 |
| Estimated Value (inc. VAT): | £18,000,000 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2026 |
| Application Deadline: | 14 August 2026 |
| Enquiry Deadline: | 4 August 2026 |
| Contract Start Date: | 8 January 2027 (Estimated) |
| Contract End Date: | 7 January 2032 (Estimated) |
| Contract Duration: | 5.1 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-0685c1 |
| Notice Reference: | 057787-2026 |
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***Pre-Market Engagement*** Online Payments
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The EA invites tenders for a Provision of an Online Payment Solution. The scope of this procurement is to provide an accessible, secure Online Payment Solution (OLP) for schools, minimising the need for and risks and costs associated with cash handling in these schools. The legacy process of schools receiving monies from parents is one that involves sending cash or cheques with pupils to school. Payments cover a range of items and activities e.g. school meals, milk, school trips, clubs, and equipment purchase. The OLP system will facilite usage by parents to pay for a range of activities for the duration of the Contract. The Contract will be valid for a period of five years, with the option to extend for period / s up to 24 months, subject to funding. At the time of tender issue (June 2026) there is no formal EA wide contract to provide online payment facilities to the schools by the EA, however, some schools have independently procured and implemented their own solutions over recent years. This Contract 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 Contract these bodies may wish to utilise the Contract (though they are not obligated to do so) and must have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This Contract is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. These bodies include; Primary, Post Primary and Special 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) (https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus)
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