Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management System
Notice Description
The purpose was to procure a contract management and supplier relationship management system. The system will enable EA to streamline and automate their approach to managing existing contracts and creating new ones. It will also help to control and monitor quality, costs, revenue, value for money and delivery of NI procurement policy notes. The system will reduce manual processing time and administrative burdens for the Category teams, it will prevent missed renewals and late extensions as the Contract Managers will have full visibility of their portfolios, it will allow for contract managers to manage the materiality of their contracts, enable audits on data to be undertaken easily and enhance supplier management. Contract management is a fundamental aspect of the procurement cycle to ensure delivery of VfM/quality service and continuous development. The contract term will be 3 years, with the optional extension period of 1 year.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The purpose is to procure a contract management and supplier relationship management system. The system will enable EA to streamline and automate their approach to managing existing contracts and creating new ones. It will also help to control and monitor quality, costs, revenue, value for money and delivery of NI procurement policy notes. The system will reduce manual processing time and administrative burdens for the Category teams, it will prevent missed renewals and late extensions as the Contract Managers will have full visibility of their portfolios, it will allow for contract managers to manage the materiality of their contracts, enable audits on data to be undertaken easily and enhance supplier management. Contract management is a fundamental aspect of the procurement cycle to ensure delivery of VfM/quality service and continuous development. The contract term will be 3 years with optional extension period of 1 year. Additional information: The contract term is 3 years with the option to extend by 1 year.
Options: Option to extend by 1 year
Procurement Information
This contract is not an award without prior notice. This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM1557.14.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066e8f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025021-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £410,911 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE 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
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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