Provision of an Open College Network NI Partnership with EA Youth Service

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£270,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Open College Network

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call

for competition for the provision of an Open College Network NI Partnership with EA Youth Service. This will address educational underachievement towards closing the gap and addressing barriers to learning, focusing on Personal and Social development of young people. Courses will be delivered through informal youth work methodologies for the period 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2024.

CPV: Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision of an Open College Network NI Partnership with EA Youth Service

The provision of an Open College Network NI Partnership with EA Youth Service. This will address educational underachievement towards closing the gap and addressing barriers to learning,

Delivery: Northern Ireland

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: 18 Mar 2021, 17:56 GMT
Last source update: 18 Mar 2021, 17:56 GMT
Authority reference: BSP-21-017
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005559
Classification (CPV): Vocational training services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029d28 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: There are derogations under the regulations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier for the reason :-
i) Where competition is absent for technical reasons (regulation 32(2)(b)(ii))
OCN, as an educational charity and awarding organisation, are the only body able to provide the national accreditation required.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £270,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Open College NetworkSME	£270,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005559-2021-1 · Open College NetworkSME
Signed
12 Mar 2021
Value
£270,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local authorityEducation Ballee Road West, Ballymena, UK, BT42 2HSContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Open College NetworkAwarded supplier Sirius House, Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.