ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority

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£1,082,459published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Aug 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Specialist Computer Centres Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1EA provides a wide range of ICT services from Equipment located in data centres,…

EA provides a wide range of ICT services from Equipment located in data centres, server rooms and communication rooms. Much of the equipment is business critical to a high proportion of EA staff. In order to ensure this continuity of service, there is a requirement to replace some of the existing hardware and/or have maintenance arrangements put in place, and/or upgrade or supplement existing systems

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension option

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: 27 Feb 2024, 15:46 GMT
Last source update: 27 Feb 2024, 15:46 GMT
Authority reference: ICT-21-007
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-006290
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043d39 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 RM6068 TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,082,4591 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Specialist Computer Centres Plc	£1,082,459 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 006290-2024-1 · Specialist Computer Centres Plc
Signed
10 Aug 2021
Value
£1,082,459
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedure

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Specialist Computer CentresAwarded supplier Birmingham, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.