Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 14 Feb 2025, 09:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ICT-24-025 - Hybrid Active Directory Auditing and Monitoring Tool

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£205,444published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Feb 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Specialist Computer Centres Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hybrid Active Directory Auditing and Monitoring Tool

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Education Authority's Active Directory is a database that provides a set of…Awarded

The Education Authority's Active Directory is a database that provides a set of services allowing users to connect with networks, resources, and applications both on-premises and in the cloud. It contains critical information about the ICT infrastructure, user and device activity, including the data that users have access to. Active Directory also allows access to data shares, printers, and internet for EA Corporate staff.Due to the increased awareness of ICT governance and data protection within the organisation, complex auditing and reporting tools are required. These will ensure that EA systems remain compliant with the highest standards of Information Governance and adhere to ICT Security standards.

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: OPtion to extend by 1 period of 12 months.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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 Feb 2025, 09:35 GMT
Last source update
14 Feb 2025, 09:35 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005058
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04df00 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.

Publisher note: 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 £205,4441 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Specialist Computer Centres PlcHybrid Active Directory Auditing and Monitoring Tool£205,444 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT12NQContact name, email, phone

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.