Award

ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority

  • the Education Authority

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-006290

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043d39

Published 27 February 2024, 3:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

the Education Authority

40 Academy Street

Belfast

BT1 2NQ

Email

ICT.Procure@eani.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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

ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority

Reference number

ICT-21-007

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of ICT Infrastructure Equipment and Services to the Education Authority

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: £1,082,459.29

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

EA provides a wide range of ICT services from Equipment located in data centres, server rooms and communication rooms. Much of the equipment is business critical to a high proportion of EA staff. In order to ensure this continuity of service, there is a requirement to replace some of the existing hardware and/or have maintenance arrangements put in place, and/or upgrade or supplement existing systems

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1 x 12 month extension option

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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This contract is not an award without prior notice.

This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM6068 TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 August 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Specialist Computer Centres

Birmingham

Email

Graeme.Lightbody@scc.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://www.scc.com/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,082,459.29


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedure

Country

United Kingdom