Support to the DfE Early Years Childcare Portfolio

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£401,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Nov 2023no call for competition

Awarded to CANVS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Consultancy support to the DfE Early Years Childcare Portfolio to meet demands of the Early Years New Entitlement Programme.

CPV: Project management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Feb 2024, 15:06 GMT
Last source update: 9 Feb 2024, 15:06 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-004475
Classification (CPV): Project management consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0438f0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This Agreement was entered into without a prior call for competition, for reasons of urgency, continuity, specialist supplier knowledge, and immediate supplier availability.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £401,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CANVS LTD	£401,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Support to the DfE Early Years Childcare Portfolio · CANVS LTD
Signed
30 Nov 2023
Value
£401,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

National Audit OfficeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Canvs LtdAwarded supplier Pinner, Greater London, London, HA55SL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.