ETS-21-003 Commercial & Procurement Delivery Partner

Contracts

• Contract 068215-2025-1-1 · KPMG

  Signed

  14 Jan 2022

  Value

  £1,500,000

  Status

  active

  • Change This contract was a call-off contract awarded following a secondary competition under CCS Management Consultancy Framework 3 RM6187 Lot 6 Education. This is the first modification to this contract. The contract has been modified as per VEAT notice 2025/S 000-060398 to extend the period of the contract for a further 2 years until 12 December 2027. No aspect of the modification will alter the overall nature of the contract as the scope of services remains unaltered and no increase to the original awarded contract value is required. The modification is 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. This modification also meets the requirements of Regulation 72(1)(c) which states: (c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:— (i)the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii)the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii)any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: For technical reasons a change in supplier is not possible at this stage. The provider has been contracted to support and assist the ETS/EdIS Programme to complete a procurement exercise for a Strategic Partner and has built up critical knowledge and understanding which will be required to proceed with the new procurement exercise now required following the unforeseen termination of the previously awarded Strategic Partner contract. To contract with a different supplier at this stage would significantly impact timelines for delivery of the new procurement and duplication of costs for the contracting authority. The termination of the new Strategic Partner contract and subsequent requirement for a new procurement exercise could not have been foreseen, the overall nature of the contract is not altered and there is no increase in value.

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