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title: "BSP-20-014 - CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME FOR THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042917"
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# BSP-20-014 - CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME FOR THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042917

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## Summary

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) has awarded a contract for the provision of a Cycle to Work Scheme without prior publication of a call for competition. The award criteria included factors such as team experience, methodology, user experience, data processes, monitoring, and reporting requirements. Halfords Limited Cycle2work won the contract, which has an option to extend for a further 12-month period. The contract value was modified under Regulation 72 (1)(B) to increase from £600,000.00 to £900,000.00. This tender falls under the services category and is classified as Benefit services.

This tender by EANI offers opportunities for businesses involved in promoting healthier journeys to work and reducing environmental pollution. Companies with experience in offering cycle-related services, priority in user experience, data protection and GDPR compliance, and performance monitoring are well-suited to compete. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without a prior call for competition, showing a preference for quality criteria over price considerations in the evaluation process. Businesses interested in sustainability initiatives and employee benefits should pay attention to this tender.

## Notice

The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect of the provision of Cycle to Work Scheme for the Education Authority (BSP-20-014) as further described in OJEU Contract Notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The objective of the scheme is to promote healthier journeys to work and to reduce environmental pollution. The 1999 Finance Act introduced an annual tax exemption which allows employers to loan cycles and cyclists safety equipment to employees as a tax free benefit. Administration of the process is in conjunction with EA & Department of Education (DE) Payrolls and there will be no cost to the EA for this scheme.

Options: option to extend for a further 12 month period

### Procurement Information

The Contract set out in OJEU Contract Notice was entered into by EANI as per the published Contract Award Notice. The Contract was initially awarded for PS600,000.00 and it was agreed in December 2023 that this would be increased to PS900,000.00 under Regulation 72 (1)(B) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Namely. the following conditions have been fulfilled: (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 modification is 50% of the original contract value which is permissible under Regulation 72 (1) B.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037642-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £300,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE 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 | HALFORDS LIMITED CYCLE2WORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75310000 - Benefit services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2023 at 11:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037642-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:182351-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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