Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
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
EDIS-24-007 Financial Management System for Voluntary Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated Schools
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
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the Provision of a Financial Management System for Voluntary Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated Schools. The initial contract period is for 5 years with the option to extend the contract for any further period(s) up to and including 5 years. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of EA, will be the Belfast office.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72212442 - Financial systems software development services
- 48442000 - Financial systems software package
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the Provision of a Financial Management System for Voluntary Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated Schools. The initial contract period is for 5 years with the option to extend the contract for any further period(s) up to and including 5 years. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of EA, will be the Belfast office.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Detailed Functional Requirements / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Support of the Proposed Solution / Weighting: 24.5
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10.5
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for any further periods up to and including 5 years.
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
Open procedure
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 000-000514
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
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This notice is published to advise the market that no award has been made under this procurement exercise as a result of no compliant bids being received.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom