Contract

WAES Digital Learning Platform

  • Westminster City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002008

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d4fc

Published 21 January 2025, 12:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Westminster City Council

London

Email

pkhan@westminster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.westminster.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

WAES Digital Learning Platform

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72212517 - IT software development services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of a digital learning platform which is interactive for students. WAES use the platform to enrol learners and provide hybrid education needs to students. These include qualifications and programmes required for the next academic year

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £79,500

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES) approves a Direct Award under Reg 32 (2c) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public service contracts. Where services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reasons: — competition is absent for technical reasons and insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES) approved a Direct Award under Reg 32 (2c) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public service contracts. Where services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reasons: — competition is absent for technical reasons and insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation could not be complied with.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Code Institute Limited

Dublin, Ireland

Country

Ireland

NUTS code
  • IE0 - Ireland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £79,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom