Official UK procurement notice
DE CCEA Specialist Support for the Development of Computer-Adaptive Tests
Authority: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Education Northern Ireland, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessments require specialist support for the development of computer-adaptive tests. This notice is to advise the award of contract to an economic operator to allow for the provision of necessary services required for the contract, due to technical reasons. The Contractor is the sole provider to the software under PCR 2015 regulation 32
CPV: Custom software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software programming and consultancy services · Software-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- 5 Feb 2021, 09:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2021, 09:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002320- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029077Find 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
The Department of Education Northern Ireland, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessments require specialist support for the development of computer-adaptive tests. This notice is to advise the award of contract to an economic operator to allow for the provision of necessary services required for the contract, due to technical reasons. The Contractor is the sole provider to the software under PCR 2015 regulation 32
- 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 published a VEAT Notice (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract was awarded.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Psychometric Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School Executive EducationSME | £106,550 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002320-2021-1 · The Psychometric Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School Executive EducationSME
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2021
- Value
- £106,550
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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 2015Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.