Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT12NQ
Contact
johanne breen
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
ICT-25-019 PSEP Online Portal Phase 3
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
As part of the Pre-School Standardisation Programme, this project will extend the EA Connect portal to provide enhanced functionality for the Pre-School Education Programme
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: £3,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the Pre-School Standardisation Programme, this project will extend the EA Connect portal to provide enhanced functionality for the Pre-School Education Programme.
• Enable pre-school settings to:
• Submit monthly claims and receive payments via the portal, with built-in validation and audit trails.
• Upload verification documents securely to the portal.
• Manage and update setting details through a secure communication platform.
• Real-time management of pupil attendance via an integrated register.
• Participate in annual renewal and compliance processes.
• Benefit from extended Admissions portal access beyond Stage 2 to accommodate non-placed pupils.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend by 12 months
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 RM1557.14.
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
Contract No
ICT-25-019
Title
PSEP Online Portal Phase 3
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Version 1 Solutions Limited
Suite 3 D&E, Third Floor, 31 Temple Street
Birmingham
B2 5DB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
03438874
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,200,000
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 RM1557.14.
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
belfast
Country
United Kingdom