BSP-21-028 Duke of Edinburgh Award Packs and Annual License Fee

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£625,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Oct 2021no call for competition

Awarded to THE AWARD SCHEME LTD.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Duke of Edinburgh Award Packs and Annual License Fee

CPV: Printed matter and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: Initial contract period of 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2024 with the option to extend by 2 further 12 month periods up until 31 August 2026.

22000000 Printed matter and related products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Oct 2021, 14:14 BST
Last source update: 27 Oct 2021, 14:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-026918
Classification (CPV): Printed matter and related products
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f093 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: The Award Scheme Ltd are the only organisation that can supply the award packs, JAI packs, license, handbooks and guides for the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme as they hold the exclusive IPR associated with these supplies.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £625,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Oct 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
THE AWARD SCHEME LTD.SMEContract	£625,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract · THE AWARD SCHEME LTD.SME
Signed
26 Oct 2021
Value
£625,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Ballee Centre, Ballee Road West, Ballymena, UK, BT42 2HSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body BALLYMENA

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

THE AWARD SCHEME LTD.Awarded supplier Unit 18-19 Stewartfield Industrial Estate, EDINBURGH, UK, EH6 5RQContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.