Official UK procurement notice
ID 5584099 DAC 86/24 DE CCEA - Hr and Payroll System
Authority: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Direct Award for the use of the HR and Payroll software System for CCEA.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Payroll management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 3 Oct 2024, 16:22 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2024, 13:18 BST
- Authority reference
ID 5584099- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034305- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a59eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
The award of this contract to a single supplier relies on Public Contract Regulations 2015 32(2)(b)(ii) where supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier when competition is absent for technical reasons, but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
This Direct Award Contract will cover a three year period, during which they will be testing the market for a new contract to commence in 2027.
- 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zellis UK Ltd | £865,770 † | — | Awarded |
| Zellis UK LtdContract | £707,370 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Zellis UK Ltd
- Signed
- 23 Oct 2024
- Value
- £707,370
- Status
- active
Contract 031777-2024-1 · Zellis UK Ltd
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2024
- Value
- £865,770
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Zellis UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.