Managed Support Services for EAConnect, NISTR & PSEP & DE

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£1,160,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Version 1 Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To ensure a managed support service is available to the existing EA Connect Service and as new Version 1 developments move into live environment ensuring continuity of service for customers at peak application times throughout the year. The service will allow for cosmetic changes, incident management, performance testing etc to ensure customer experience is maintained across all applications

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The purpose of this contract is to ensure that a managed support service is available…Awarded

The purpose of this contract is to ensure that a managed support service is available for live services and as solution development with EA's delivery partners moves into live environments, always ensuring continuity of service for all customers throughout the duration of the contract. The service provision will allow for changes, incident management, performance testing, etc, to ensure an excellent standard of customer experience is maintained across all applications.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: Option to extend by 1 x 12 months

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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: 18 Aug 2026, 16:03 BST
Last source update: 18 Aug 2026, 16:03 BST
Authority reference: EDIS-26-002
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-078669
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6d4 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 £1,160,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Version 1 Solutions LimitedEducation Authority Managed Support Services for EAConnect, NISTR & PSEP & DE	£1,160,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Education Authority Managed Support Services for EAConnect, NISTR & PSEP & DE · Version 1 Solutions Limited
Signed
31 Jul 2026
Value
£1,160,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

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