Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leeds College of Building
North Street
Leeds
LS2 7QT
Telephone
+44 1132226000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE4 - West Yorkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Leeds College of Building - Immersive Learning Software
Reference number
CA15164 -
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48422000 - Software package suites
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Leeds College of Building - Immersive Learning Software by creating real-world working environments to help the students embrace immersive learning
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: £35,820
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE42 - Leeds
Main site or place of performance
Leeds
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Leeds College of Building - Immersive Learning Software by creating real-world working environments to help the students embrace immersive learning - this is being carried out via VEAT notice.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Specification / Weighting: 90.00%
Price - Weighting: 10.00%
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
- Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market
Explanation:
The VEAT notice is Focus XR is a unique product in the EdTech market. This is due to the fact that no other company provides a 360 Extended Reality content library, where the content is filmed in real life, creating real-world working environments to help the students embrace immersive learning. This makes it difficult to provide alternative quotes as there is no direct competitor.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-001432
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CA15164
Title
Leeds College of Building - Immersive Learning Software
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FOCUS MRS LIMITED
65 Kay Brow , Ramsbottom
BURY
BL0 9AY
Telephone
+44 1514338004
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FOCUS MRS LIMITED
65 Kay Brow , Ramsbottom
BURY
BL0 9AY
Telephone
+44 1514338004
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £71,640
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education Services
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 4AJ
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).