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AwardUpdate

16 Jul 2024 at 11:59

Award

13 Jun 2024 at 11:52

Award

23 Apr 2021 at 13:35

Tender

11 Feb 2021 at 17:40

Summary of the contracting process

The Education Authority located in Belfast, United Kingdom, has awarded a contract for an Online School to Home Engagement Software Tool for Nursery and Primary Pupils. The procurement process involved a tender with the main procurement category being services in the education and training industry. The contract, with a value of £1,406,122.00 GBP, was awarded on April 13, 2021, for a duration of 1440 days. The successful suppliers for this contract are JUST2EASY LTD, and the tender has already reached the award stage with key deadlines and significant dates set for effective service delivery.

This contract creates opportunities for businesses, especially those providing education and training services such as software vendors and technology firms. Companies specializing in educational software packages and online engagement tools are well-suited to compete in similar tenders. Suppliers should consider engaging with the Education Authority in the bidding process for future contracts related to online learning tools, as demonstrated by the successful award of the current ICT-21-008 tender for an Online School to Home Engagement Software Tool for Nursery and Primary Pupils.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

ICT-21-008 Online School to Home Engagement Software Tool for Nursery and Primary Pupils

Notice Description

The scope of this contract is for an Online Home Engagement Software Tool for Nursery and Primary Pupils to be accessible to all pupils in Nursery and Primary schools (approx.180,000 pupils) via the C2k Platform.

Lot Information

Lot 1

ICT-21-008 - Online Home Engagement Software Tool

Options: with options, subject to business case approval and funding, to extend for a further 3 periods of 12 months

Procurement Information

This contract is not an award without prior notice. This contract was awarded via an Open Procedure completed in 2021. Modification is to increase awarded value by PS374,122. This proposed value modification complies with Regulation 72 (1) (b) as stated below: 72.-- (1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases: (b)for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor-- (i)cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. The increase of an additional PS374,122.00 is 36% of the original contract award value. Any change of contractor at this stage would cause significant inconvenience to the ongoing service delivery. There are also technical grounds in that the current Contractor is the only body able to maintain and service the current solution. The option to extend was included in the original tender documentation. Failure to extend will result in the service being without an Online School To Home Engagement Software tool for Nursery & Primary Pupils.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02927f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021789-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,438,122 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Apr 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
the Education Authority
Additional Buyers

Education Authority

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 2NQ
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Duncairn
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JUST2EASY LTD

Further Information

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