Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT12NQ
Contact
Colin Morrison
Telephone
+44 2890564000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Post Primary Desktop Devices
Reference number
EDIS-24-006
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Supply of desktop computer devices to Northern Ireland Post Primary Schools.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £4,500,000 / Highest offer: £7,500,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of desktop computer devices to Northern Ireland Post Primary Schools.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This contract was awarded via a further competition under the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6098 - Lot 6 Education Technology.
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 RM6098 Lot 6.
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.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
18 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Limited
Hillview House 61 Church Street
Belfast
BT36 7LQ
Telephone
+44 7879487833
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Companies House
02299747
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £4,500,000 / Highest offer: £7,500,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract is not an award without prior notice.
This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM6098 Lot 6.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom