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Published 21 Feb 2024, 13:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ICT-24-001 Email Protection 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£704,350published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Feb 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Trustmarque Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ICT-24-001 Email Protection 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 #1EA currently hosts approximately 5800 user mailboxes that send/receive up to one…Awarded

EA currently hosts approximately 5800 user mailboxes that send/receive up to one million external emails per month. This includes emails to parents, schools, suppliers and other public sector and private sector organisations. As such, email is an essential tool for communications both internally and externally. It is critical that mail flow is secure, protected and logged, allowing Business services to function effectively and efficiently.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · This is a secondary competition which has been run from Framework RM6098 Lot 6, covering all EA locations throughout Northern Ireland.
Extensions: The initial Contract Period will end on 11 February 2026, following which there is the option for 3 further extensions of up to 12 months. Each extension is entirely at the Contracting Authorities discretion.

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
21 Feb 2024, 13:37 GMT
Last source update
21 Feb 2024, 13:37 GMT
Authority reference
ICT-24-001
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005666
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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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 £704,3501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Trustmarque Solutions Limited£704,350 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

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

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.