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Published 22 Feb 2022, 15:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DAC 33/22 – DE – GCSE Revision eBooks.

Official notice

Authority: Department of Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£212,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Mar 2022no call for competition
Awarded to HODDER STOUGHTON EDUCATIONAL LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DAC 33/22 – DE – GCSE Revision eBooks.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Services
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
22 Feb 2022, 15:45 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2022, 16:04 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006197
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031a1b Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

The Department of Education will rely on a derogation- in this case regulation 32(2)(c) due to the unforeseen impact of COVID and staff shortages on resources which continue to impact the Education sector and the urgent need to provide support to pupils.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The. authority incorporated a standstill period (i.e a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract was awarded.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    7 Mar 2022, 16:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £212,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HODDER STOUGHTON EDUCATIONAL LIMITED£212,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
HODDER STOUGHTON EDUCATIONAL LIMITEDSMEContract£212,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Rathgael House, 43 Balloo Road, Bangor, UK, BT19 7PRContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.