COMMUNITY CARE INFORM CHILDREN LICENCES

Official notice

Authority: Ofsted (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£135,916published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jan 2024no call for competition

Awarded to MA Education Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for a licence to provide access to the Community Care Inform Children (CCIC) resource for all children's social care inspectors and staff.

CCIC provides an online resource of:

news, information and research for social care professionals,
including in-depth social work practice information.
legal information
learning tools in accessible formats

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The requirement is for a licence for one year to provide access to the Community Care…Awarded

The requirement is for a licence for one year to provide access to the Community Care Inform Children (CCIC) resource for all children's social care inspectors and staff.

CCIC provides an online resource of:

news, information and research for social care professionals,
including in-depth social work practice information.
legal information
learning tools in accessible formats

Delivery: UK

48000000 Software package and information systems

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: 17 Jan 2024, 11:38 GMT
Last source update: 17 Jan 2024, 11:38 GMT
Authority reference: CON 0951
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-001587
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042dda Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: CCIC is a resource from MA Education, which is part of the media company Mark Allen Group.
The requirement is not available via any framework and cannot be tendered competitively.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £135,9161 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MA Education LimitedSME	£135,916 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

COMMUNITY CARE INFORM CHILDREN LICENCES · MA Education LimitedSME
Signed
16 Jan 2024
Value
£135,916
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OFSTED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Piccadilly Gate, MANCHESTER, North West, M1 2WDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MA EducationAwarded supplierGB-COH: Company number 04002826 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.