Education Network for Northern Ireland - "Education Network (NI)"

Contracts

• Contract 012429-2025-1-1 · Capita Managed IT Solutions

  Signed

  29 Mar 2012

  Value

  £721,000,000

  Status

  active

  • Change The Contract commenced on 01/04/2012 for 5 years until 31/03/2017 and has been modified on several occasions as per the following VEATs - 2019/S 046-106361, 2022/S 000-006649 and 2024/S 000-006005. As per VEAT 2025/S 000-009957 the Contract has now been further modified to (i) extend the contract for an additional 2 years until 31/03/2027 with a further 2 x 1 year additional extension options, and (ii) increase the value by up to £175,000,000. This modification is permitted under Regulations 72(1)(b) and 72(1)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for the reasons outlined below and as it will not alter the overall nature of the Contract as the scope of services will remain unaltered and any expenditure will not exceed 50% of the original awarded Contract value. The transition to a new managed service Contract was expected to have completed by 31/03/2025 but due to unforeseen circumstances the new Contract awarded in December 2023 was terminated in November 2024 by mutual consent. Accordingly it was necessary to extend the Contract and increase the Contract value to ensure the continuation of existing managed service arrangements and functionality changes to meet schools' requirements whilst permitting time to transition to a new managed service Contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The systems and services provided under the Contract have been uniquely configured for EA's varying requirements. For technical reasons, it is not possible to quickly or easily transition to a new Contract with another Contractor as they would need significant time tailor their systems and services for EA, also causing significant inconvenience and duplication of costs to change Contractor for an interim period. It is expected to take at least 18-24 months to procure and transition to a suitable new Contract. Additional 2x1 year extension options included are for contingency, risk of material delays, transitioning existing services and subsequent design and implementation phases of a new Contract. Regulation 72(1)(c) also permits this modification due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent Contracting Authority could not have foreseen. It could not have been foreseen that the new Contract awarded in December 2023 would be terminated, delaying the transition to a new Contract.

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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