Open tenders / Consultancy & research
Planned procurement · Notice 104703-2026
HR Associate Framework
- Value
- £495k
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- Northern Ireland
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 10 May 2027 – 9 May 2031
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
The Education Authority in Northern Ireland plans a four-year approved-supplier list (a framework) for HR, organisational development, learning and business management support, estimated at £495,000. This is only a pre-market engagement exercise, not an open tender, and a place on the list would be an entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work.
Good fit for: Independent HR, change, recruitment, coaching or training consultants and small consultancies working in Northern Ireland.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise The Education Authority (EA) intends to establish a Framework to provide Support and Advisory Services across Human Resources, Organisational Development and Learning and Business Management. The framework will be established for a period of 4 years. The scope of this Framework Agreement is to procure Support and Advisory Services across Human Resources, Organisational Development and Learning and general Business Management. The main objective of the Framework is to provide a professional resource which can be flexibly deployed across the full remit of services provided by People Directorate. The Framework will be used to provide extra capacity to enable the Directorate to fulfil its normal business functions, respond to customer needs and flexibly deal with peaks in workload. They may also be used to provide specialist skills and experience for larger one-off projects as and when required. The Framework will be structured across the following lots. • Lot 1 - Transformational, Change and Business Management • Lot 2 – Leadership • Lot 3 - Employee Relations • Lot 4 - Recruitment • Lot 5 - Business Analysis, Strategic Planning and Data Analytics • Lot 6 - Culture, Vision and Values • Lot 7 - Employee Engagement • Lot 8 - Coaching and Mentoring • Lot 9 - Equality and Human Rights • Lot 10 - Performance and Reward Please note this is not a framework for the provision of Legal Services 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 considere…
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. The notice gives the buyer's team as business.procure@eani.org.uk. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 4 Nov 2026.
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