Official UK procurement notice
ID 4770252 DAC 23/23 - CCEA - SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE TESTS (CATS)
Authority: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations Assessment - CCEA (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCouncil for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA) have a Contract with The Psychometric Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School Executive for specialist support for the development of Computer-Adaptive Tests (CATs)
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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
- 21 Mar 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Authority reference
ID 4770252 DAC 23/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008208- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b4d3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Contracting Authority have advised that they will rely on Regulation 32 2 B ii for technical reasons as the software applications have been heavily bespoked and integrated with school management systems and C2K to meet Northern Ireland curriculum and enable delivery of computerised adaptive tests and automated reports.
- Review procedure
CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and.. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of.. contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the.. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION LIMITEDSME | £109,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008208-2023-1 · JBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 21 Mar 2023
- Value
- £109,400
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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 PCR2015 as amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.