Official UK procurement notice
ICT-24-036 - SUPPLY OF LOCKABLE MOBILE PHONE POUCHES, AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT
Authority: Education Authority (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionICT-24-036 - SUPPLY OF LOCKABLE MOBILE PHONE POUCHES, AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT. 1. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a supplier to support the delivery of a pilot programme in 10 post primary schools in Northern Ireland, in order to test the use of mobile phone inhibiting devices.
CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- AC1 - Proposed Methodology: 75%
- AC2 - Cost: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- AC1 - Proposed Methodology: 75
- AC2 - Cost: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Jan 2025, 15:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2025, 15:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039046- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04daaeFind a Tender
- Review procedure
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 2015.The EA operated a standstill period (i.e. a. minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: This procurement exercise has been commissioned by Dept of Education, to be administered and managed by the Education Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
26 Feb 2025 → 10 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until27 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published10 Jul 2025, 15:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Jul 2025, 15:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODYSSEY EDUCATION LTDSMEContract | £177,782 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ODYSSEY EDUCATION LTDSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £177,782
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ODYSSEY EDUCATION LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.