ICT-23-016 Network Attached Storage Solution

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£492,380published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Specialist Computer Centres Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ICT-23-016 Network Attached Storage Solution covering all EA locations throughout Northern Ireland.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Education Authority is dependent on a wide range of ICT services located in…Awarded

The Education Authority is dependent on a wide range of ICT services located in distributed data centres, server rooms, and comms rooms spread across multiple EA sites. Access to the

data contained on EA provided systems is business critical to a high proportion of EA staff. It is essential therefore that data is maintained securely, on resilient reliable systems.

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: 26 Feb 2024, 12:25 GMT
Last source update: 26 Feb 2024, 12:25 GMT
Authority reference: ICT-23-016
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-006090
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043cc9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract is not an award without prior notice.
This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM6098 Lot 6.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £492,3801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Specialist Computer Centres PlcNetwork Attached Storage Solution	£492,380 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Network Attached Storage Solution · Specialist Computer Centres Plc
Signed
13 Feb 2024
Value
£492,380
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

EDUCATION AUTHORITY

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2NQContact 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

1 commercial party on the notice

SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLCAwarded supplier James House, Warwick Road, Birmingham, UK, B11 2LE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.