UK NARIC/ENIC · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£13,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jan 2020no call for competition

Awarded to Ecctis Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Lisbon Recognition Convention 1997 (officially the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, which is an international convention of the Council of Europe elaborated together with UNESCO) requires all member states to maintain a ‘National Information Centre’ regarding academic qualifications.

The UK signed the Lisbon Convention in November 1997. The UK Government contracts with an external supplier to deliver the National Academic Recognition Information Centre service (UK NARIC) or European Network of Information Centres (ENIC)

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1UK NARIC/ENIC is responsible for providing information, advice and expert opinion on…Awarded

UK NARIC/ENIC is responsible for providing information, advice and expert opinion on vocational, academic and professional qualifications from over 180 countries worldwide.

Delivery: UK

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: 12 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
Last source update: 12 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-000623
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0289c3 Find 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: This is a contract modification (extension). Justification:
PCR 2015, Regulation 72 1(C)
PPN 01/20

Publisher note: This is a contract modification (extension). Justification: PCR 2015, Regulation 72 1(C) PPN 01/20

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £13,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ecctis Ltd	£13,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000623-2021-1 · Ecctis Ltd
Signed
1 Jan 2020
Value
£13,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

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 name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ECCTIS Ltd.Awarded supplier Cheltenham, UK, GL50 2ED

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.