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Published 28 Feb 2024, 15:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ICT-23-019 - Provision of AutoDESK Licences and Software Subscription Renewals for the Education Authority

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority Northern Ireland (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2024awarded 16 Apr 2024
Awarded to PENTAGON SOLUTIONS NI LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Education Authority in Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the EA) invites tenders for the Provision of AutoCAD Licenses and Software Subscription Renewal for the period 14th April 2024 to 13th April 2027.

CPV: Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Industry specific software package · Information systems and servers · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems · Office automation software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • AC2 - Cost: 90%
  • AC1 - Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • AC1 - Social Value: 10
  • AC2 - Cost: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
28 Feb 2024, 15:33 GMT
Last source update
16 Apr 2024, 11:42 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Mar 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012315
Classification (CPV)
Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software packageIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIndustry specific software packageInformation systems and serversMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsOffice automation software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04440d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Mar 2024, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Mar 2024 → 26 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Mar 2024, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 Apr 2024, 11:42 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2024, 11:42 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Apr 2024, 11:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £470,4511 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PENTAGON SOLUTIONS NI LTDSMEContract£470,451 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Education Authority Northern Ireland

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

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The Education Authority Northern IrelandContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Belfast, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PENTAGON SOLUTIONS NI LTDAwarded supplier Suite 3 Teal Pavilion, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.