---
title: "ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043d39"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2024-02-27"
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# ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043d39

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## Summary

The Education Authority has awarded a contract for ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services. The procurement involves the provision of ICT services critical to staff, with options for a 12-month extension. The contracting authority is seeking to ensure service continuity through hardware replacement, maintenance arrangements, and system upgrades.

This tender, which followed a limited procurement method, aims to support the Education sector in the UK. Companies providing IT services, consulting, software development, and support would find this opportunity suitable. Specialist Computer Centres has been awarded the contract, valued at £1,082,459.29 GBP, signed on 10th August 2021, highlighting the potential for growth in the technology sector.

## Notice

Provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority

### Lot Information

Lot 1

EA provides a wide range of ICT services from Equipment located in data centres, server rooms and communication rooms. Much of the equipment is business critical to a high proportion of EA staff. In order to ensure this continuity of service, there is a requirement to replace some of the existing hardware and/or have maintenance arrangements put in place, and/or upgrade or supplement existing systems

Options: 1 x 12 month extension option

### Procurement Information

This contract is not an award without prior notice. This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM6068 TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006290-2024 |
| 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 | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Aug 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 | £1,082,459 |

## 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 | SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 27 Feb 2024 at 15:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006290-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.scc.com/

## Provenance

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