ETS-21-004 Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£1,350,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to ERNST YOUNG LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Education Authority is placing this transparency notice to alert economic operators of its plans to modify a contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. This modification will increase the value of existing Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme (Contract Finder publication date of 21 September 2021) by 50% of the original contract award amount.

This contract modification will facilitate the continuity of programme assistance services to support the on-going delivery of the EdIS Programme projects.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This modification will enable the continuation of the existing Programme Assistance…

This modification will enable the continuation of the existing Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme. These assistance and support services to the EdIS Programme services that are provided via the current contract have been uniquely configured to reflect the varying project delivery requirements of the Education Authority and its associated bodies.

The anticipated modification increase equates to GBP 1 350 000. The original contract value was GBP 2 700 000. The Education Authority shall observe a period of no less than 10 days, beginning with the day after the date of publication, before modifying the contract as set out in this notice.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

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: 14 Nov 2022, 13:46 GMT
Last source update: 14 Nov 2022, 13:46 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-032193
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03841f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The modification will facilitate the continuity of the assistance and support to the EdIS Programme to effectively deliver multiple EdIS project requirements and demands across its five different workstreams.
The anticipated modification increase equates to GBP 1 350 000. The overall new modified contract value is GBP 4 050 000. No aspect of the modification will alter the overall nature of the current contract as the scope of services will remain unaltered and any expenditure will not be permitted to exceed 50% of the value of the original contract agreement, this will be carefully monitored to ensure compliance.
Regulation 72(1)(b) permits an amendment to an existing contract: 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 value of the original contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,350,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ERNST YOUNG LLP	£1,350,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 032193-2022-1 · ERNST YOUNG LLP
Signed
3 Sept 2021
Value
£1,350,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have a 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 Public Contracts RegulationReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ernst Young LLPAwarded supplier 16 Bedford Street, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT2 7DTContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.