Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
Contact
ets.procurementeani.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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
EA Education Technology Services (ETS) Programme - Market Information Session - 30th September 2021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
** This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority - This is to advertise a Market Information Session on 30th September 2021*** The EA is responsible for the delivery of the Education Technology Services (ETS) programme, part of DEs ‘Education Transformation Programme’ and will feed into the wider EA Transformation Strategy. The goal of the ETS programme is to ensure ongoing provision of high quality, sustainable, core education technology services to schools to meet the current and future needs of school leaders, teachers and pupils, EA and other key stakeholders (i.e. school governors, parents and DE). The ETS Programme will achieve this by: - Supporting school leaders in their school improvement journey; ensuring access to potential resources at their disposal. ETS will provide the tools to enhance the quality of educational experiences, well-being and outcomes for every learner across NI. - Facilitating collaboration of teachers with peers, professional networks and provide access to tailored Teach Professional Learning that supports pupil centric learning. - Ensuring effective implementation of the Northern Ireland curriculum which fully meets the learning needs of all children and young people. -Delivering a unified customer experience for parents, substitute teachers, schools, governors, EA etc. -Providing data analytics to facilitate a proactive risk-based approach to school improvement; informed by dashboards of contextual and performance information held for each school. Data, input once, will be collected and curated in a continuous cycle and be used for various decision making e.g. pupil centric learning, school planning, staff performance, future planning etc. -Enabling a higher order of thinking, understanding and learning across the system by playing a key role in implementing current policy and informing future policy development. Through the ETS Programme a number of key systems and services currently in situ under the EN(NI) contract will be replaced as well as the implementation of a number of new, innovative solutions. The ETS Programme would like to invite you to attend our next Market Information Session which is scheduled to take place on 30th September 2021 (via MS Teams) to provide more detail on our evolving requirements and timescales and most importantly to gain valuable insight and feedback from the market to help inform our programme prior to the commencement of the procurement phase. We will also be issuing a questionnaire and seeking written responses from the market. To attend please provide the names, business titles and email addresses of a maximum of 2 people from your organisation who would like to attend to ets.procurement@eani.org.uk Please also send any specific questions that you may have before the session to this email address and the ETS Programme Team will endeavour to answer these questions during the session (if appropriate). Timings for the session will be confirmed directly to attending organisations and will depend on the level of interest received.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
** This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority - This is to advertise a Market Information Session on 30th September 2021*** The EA is responsible for the delivery of the Education Technology Services (ETS) programme, part of DEs ‘Education Transformation Programme’ and will feed into the wider EA Transformation Strategy. The goal of the ETS programme is to ensure ongoing provision of high quality, sustainable, core education technology services to schools to meet the current and future needs of school leaders, teachers and pupils, EA and other key stakeholders (i.e. school governors, parents and DE). The ETS Programme will achieve this by: - Supporting school leaders in their school improvement journey; ensuring access to potential resources at their disposal. ETS will provide the tools to enhance the quality of educational experiences, well-being and outcomes for every learner across NI. - Facilitating collaboration of teachers with peers, professional networks and provide access to tailored Teach Professional Learning that supports pupil centric learning. - Ensuring effective implementation of the Northern Ireland curriculum which fully meets the learning needs of all children and young people. -Delivering a unified customer experience for parents, substitute teachers, schools, governors, EA etc. -Providing data analytics to facilitate a proactive risk-based approach to school improvement; informed by dashboards of contextual and performance information held for each school. Data, input once, will be collected and curated in a continuous cycle and be used for various decision making e.g. pupil centric learning, school planning, staff performance, future planning etc. -Enabling a higher order of thinking, understanding and learning across the system by playing a key role in implementing current policy and informing future policy development. Through the ETS Programme a number of key systems and services currently in situ under the EN(NI) contract will be replaced as well as the implementation of a number of new, innovative solutions. The ETS Programme would like to invite you to attend our next Market Information Session which is scheduled to take place on 30th September 2021 (via MS Teams) to provide more detail on our evolving requirements and timescales and most importantly to gain valuable insight and feedback from the market to help inform our programme prior to the commencement of the procurement phase. We will also be issuing a questionnaire and seeking written responses from the market. To attend please provide the names, business titles and email addresses of a maximum of 2 people from your organisation who would like to attend to ets.procurement@eani.org.uk Please also send any specific questions that you may have before the session to this email address and the ETS Programme Team will endeavour to answer these questions during the session (if appropriate). Timings for the session will be confirmed directly to attending organisations and will depend on the level of interest received.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
120
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
29 September 2021
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 28 December 2021
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
30 September 2021
Local time
3:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This notice is for information only and its publication does not oblige the Education Authority to commence any competitive tender process. All information, including (but not limited to) the description and classification of the requirements, Lots, the CPV codes, and the estimated date of publication of contract notice, is indicative and the Education Authority reserves the right to amend it at any time without notice. The Education Authority shall not be liable for any costs, expenses or liabilities incurred by those participating in this exercise.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NI how no such body for reviews.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom