Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
stacey.woolford@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Multiplication Tables Check Support Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72300000 - Data services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
This will allow the Supplier to continue delivery and support of
the development of assessment services for Standards Testing
Agency
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 August 2022
End date
31 January 2025
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 five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
Con_15411
Title
Multiplication Tables Checks Service Support
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Olive Jar Digital
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £969,025
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 72300000 - Data services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This will allow the Supplier to continue delivery and support of
the development of assessment services for Standards Testing
Agency.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 August 2022
End date
31 January 2025
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£1,211,281
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Olive Jar Digital
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Value uplift and time extension to contract. This will allow the
Supplier to continue delivery and support for the delivery and
continuous development to the Multiplication Tables Check
(MTC), which is a statutory requirement for all year 4 maintained
schools, special schools, and academies from the 2023/24
academic test cycle
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Based on the provisions set out above:
I.) The high-profile nature of the work requires technical knowledge of the Multiplication Checks Service and onboarding a new supplier to manage the development and maintenance will require a longer handover period to be fully capable of performing tasks outlined on the current backlog, meaning new development requirements may be postponed which would have reputational, delivery and cost impacts. A change in potential supplier would have a significant impact to technical ability and interoperability at this stage and would be too high risk to wait for the outcome for a re-procurement. An uplift and time extension will support re-procurement that will cater to transition and onboarding arrangements of a potential new supplier
II.) The uplift value is up to 50% of the original contract value, there is no guarantee that this will be fully used, the work is also in scope of the current contract. To change supplier at this stage would be high risk a
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £969,025
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £1,211,281