Contract

70154 - Education Management System (EMS) for the Education Authority

  • the Education Authority

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013445

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fe3a

Published 7 April 2025, 3:30pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

the Education Authority

40 Academy Street

Belfast

BT12NQ

Email

ict.procure@eani.org.uk

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

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

70154 - Education Management System (EMS) for the Education Authority

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48190000 - Educational software package
  • 48311000 - Document management software package
  • 48611000 - Database software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Provision of an Education Management System for the Education Authority.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

84


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2016/S 232-422619


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

70154

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

15 November 2016

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

MRI Community Software Limited

9 King Street

London

EC2V 8EA

Email

info@mri.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

15370298

Internet address

https://www.mrisoftware.com/uk

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: £2,862,276.15


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

EA originally awarded contract 70154 for period 01/04/2018 - 31/03/2023 which included the built in optional 2 year extension

taken between 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2025. Contract has now been modified with a further 3 year extension to run from 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028 which requires an additional contract value to the current contract (an additional £1,110,000.00) (overall revised contract value will then be £3,972,276.15)

NB1 - Please note that the Contract was originally awarded to "Capita One Ltd" who have been recently acquired by "MRI Community Software Ltd". For clarity EA will be contracting with MRI Community Software Ltd for this contract going forward..

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

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

Belfast

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

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48190000 - Educational software package
  • 48311000 - Document management software package
  • 48611000 - Database software package

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

Provision of an Education Management System for the Education Authority.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

120

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£3,972,276.15

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

MRI Community Software Limited

9 King Street

London

EC2V 8EA

Email

info@mri.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

15370298

Internet address

https://www.mrisoftware.com

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):

EA originally awarded contract 70154 for period 01/04/2018 - 31/03/2023 which included the built in optional 2 year extension taken between 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2025. EA have now modified for a further 3 year extension to run from 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028 which requires an additional contract value to the current contract (an additional £1,110,000.00) (overall revised contract value will then be £3,972,276.15)

NB - Please also note that the Contract was originally awarded to "Capita One Ltd" who have been recently acquired by "MRI Community Software Ltd". For clarity EA will be contracting with MRI Community Software Ltd for this contract going forward..

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

his modification for an additional 3 years support and maintenance, and an increase to the overall contract value of £1.1m meet the conditions of Reg 72(1)(c) that states:

(c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: -

(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;

(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;

(iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.

This modification is now required as a consequence of the EdIS procurement competition to deliver a replacement EMS solution being terminated. EA requires continued use of the current solution until such times as a replacement is procured, developed, tested and goes live.

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: £2,862,276.15

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £3,972,276.15