Official UK procurement notice
BSP-23-011 MARKET ASSESSMENT FOR EA YOUTH COURSES ACCREDIATION
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEA Youth Service has a statutory obligation to provide quality youth work programmes across the statutory sector NI wide. EA Youth Service currently deliver a suite of accredited courses to support EA Children and Young People Service (CYPS) address educational underachievement towards closing the attainment gap and addressing barriers to learning. The courses and qualifications we deliver meet the requirements of the Youth Service Curriculum focusing on the Personal and Social Development of young people, enabling them to access alternative accreditation. Youth Service supports the most vulnerable young people in society, young people who often fail to achieve academically within a formal school setting. EA intends to establish a contract for the accreditation of courses to support Children and Young People. This Market Assessment exercise, in line with PPN 02/21, will assist EA to understand market capabilities and capacity. In line with section 5.4 of PPN 02/21, EA reserves the right to establish a contract directly following conclusion of this Market Assessment exercise (and without a subsequent competition) where it is content that all requirements of the PPN have been met or to carry out a further competition if necessary.
CPV: Education and training services · Secondary education services · Technical and vocational secondary education services · Technical secondary education services · Vocational secondary education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Shortlisting
- The overall evaluation of responses to this Market Assessment exercise will be determined by overall suitability to meet EA’s needs. Further details can be found in the BSP-23-011 - Market Response Document
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Oct 2023, 13:45 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Mar 2024, 09:37 GMT
- Authority reference
BSP-23-011- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006617- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040775Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for.. appeal/mediation procedures.
Publisher note: This is a demand driven contract, no guarantee of work is given by the EA. In line with PPN 02/21, section 5.4 the EA has exercised it's right to establish a contract directly following conclusion of this Market Assessment. exercise (and without a subsequent competition). The EA is content that all requirements of the PPN have been met (https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/ppn-0221-procurement-social-and-other-specific-services)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Oct 2023 → 1 Mar 2024 · 2 dates- Submission deadline24 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
- Notice published1 Mar 2024, 09:37 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Mar 2024, 09:37 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK NORTHERN IRELANDSMEContract | £123,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK NORTHERN IRELANDSME
- Signed
- 26 Feb 2024
- Value
- £123,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK NORTHERN IRELANDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.