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title: "ICT-21-008 Online School to Home Engagement Software Tool for Nursery and Primary Pupils"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02927f"
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# ICT-21-008 Online School to Home Engagement Software Tool for Nursery and Primary Pupils

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02927f

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021789-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,400,000 |
| Lots value | £2,400,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,438,122 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 2NQ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JUST2EASY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2024 at 10:59 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021789-2024
- 13 Jun 2024 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018305-2024
- 23 Apr 2021 at 12:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008739-2021
- 11 Feb 2021 at 17:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002840-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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