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Published 20 May 2025, 11:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EDIS-24-004 EA Managed Support Services for EA Connect and NISTR

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£1,339,5122 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Version 1 Solutions Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of managed support services.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of managed support servicesAwarded

Provision of managed support services.. This was awarded as a call-of contract following a secondary competition under CCS RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 framework.

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The contract has been awarded on an initial two year period with the option to extend by a further 12 month period.

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
20 May 2025, 11:33 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 15:01 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049559
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051860 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations.

Explanation:

This contract is not an award without prior notice.

This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM1557.14 for a period of 2 years.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    18 Aug 2025, 15:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,339,5122 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 1 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Version 1 Solutions LimitedEducation Authority Managed Support Services for EAConnect and NISTR£579,756 †—Awarded
Version 1 Solutions Limited£759,756 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Education Authority Managed Support Services for EAConnect and NISTR · Version 1 Solutions Limited

    Signed
    1 May 2025
    Value
    £579,756
    Status
    active

  • Contract 049559-2025-1-1 · Version 1 Solutions Limited

    Signed
    1 May 2025
    Value
    £759,756
    Status
    active
    • Change This contract was a call-off contract awarded following a secondary competition under CCS RM1557.14 G Cloud 14 Framework for managed support services. This is the first modification to this contract. The requirement has arisen to onboard the Pre-School Standardisation Programme (PSP) to use the managed support service, which requires a modification to increase the contract value by £180,000 (approx. 30% of the original awarded contract value) The modification is proposed in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) and meets all of the following conditions: (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor— (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the valueof the original contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: This modification is required to cover additional services for which a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience, particularly in not meeting the PSP go live timelines, and substantial duplication of costs in the resources and time required to complete a new procurement process for a service which is already covered under a compliant contract. The modification is for additional services only, no change to the nature of the services provided, and does not exceed 50% of the original awarded contract value.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12NQContact 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 2015Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.