Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
stacey.woolford@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
con_17421 National Careers Service Single Source Support
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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:
Contract for continuous improvement of the National Careers Service website which underpins the key running of the service
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
28 November 2022
End date
31 March 2026
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_17421
Title
con_17421 National Careers Service - Single Source Support
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
28 November 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
Methods Business and Digital Technology
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: £8,810,000
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
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Contract for continuous improvement of National Careers Service website which underpins key running of the service and supports the build and development of digital outcomes
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
28 November 2022
End date
31 March 2026
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£8,810,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Methods Business and Digital ltd
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 the contract
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:
Contract has been modified for business continuity due to the need to rapidly develop key services within the scope of this contract, project volumes have been impacted, necessitating an expedited use of this contract to meet revised business criticality and timeframes
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: £6,607,500
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £8,810,000