Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Online Educational Psychology Assessment Software and Licences
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£423,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025awarded 28 Nov 2025
Awarded to Pearson Education Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of this contract is for Provision of an Online Educational Psychology Assessment Software and Licences for the Educational Psychology Service to assess verbal and nonverbal cognitive abilities in children and young adults including creation, scoring and reporting.
It is for a period of 3 years with an optional extension
period of a further 2 years, extension options may or may not be exercised
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£423,000
What 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- AC1 - Methodology: 40%
- AC2 - Total Contract Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- AC1 - Methodology
- AC2 - Total Contract Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2030
- First published
- 8 Oct 2025, 16:39 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 16:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
ICT-25-009- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063443- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aaf6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published374 days ago8 Oct 2025, 16:39 BST
- Clarification questions by358 days ago24 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline348 days ago3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by336 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent323 days ago28 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends309 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published306 days ago15 Dec 2025, 16:39 GMT
- Contract starts289 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2025- Tender notice published8 Oct 2025, 16:39 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Dec 2025, 11:01 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Dec 2025, 11:01 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Dec 2025, 16:39 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 8 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £468,9001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Education LimitedICT-25-009 - Provision of an Online Educational Psychology Assessment Software and Licences1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: one optional extension of a period of 2 years · Amended: Incorrect contract award figure published on initial Contract award notice.Correct figure is £468900.00 excluding vat. | £468,900 | 28 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ICT-25-009 - Provision of an Online Educational Psychology Assessment Software and Licences · Pearson Education Limited
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Value
- £468,900
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- EA reserve the right to extend the contract by a further 1 x 2 year period, subject to agreed costs, EA approval and funds being secured and in place
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pearson Education LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender