ICT-25-019 PSEP Online Portal Phase 3

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£3,200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Version 1 Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of the Pre-School Standardisation Programme, this project will extend the EA Connect portal to provide enhanced functionality for the Pre-School Education Programme

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: option to extend by 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: 28 Jan 2026, 11:21 GMT
Last source update: 28 Jan 2026, 11:21 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-007503
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0610ac 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 RM1557.14.

Publisher note: This contract is not an award without prior notice. This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM1557.14.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Version 1 Solutions LimitedPSEP Online Portal Phase 3	£3,200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

PSEP Online Portal Phase 3 · Version 1 Solutions Limited
Signed
19 Jan 2026
Value
£3,200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12NQContact name, 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

Version 1 Solutions LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03438874 Suite 3 D&E, Third Floor, 31 Temple Street, Birmingham, UK, B2 5DB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.