Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
Contact
peter.moffett
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.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
ICT-21-023 Provision of Online Educational Psychology Assessment Software and Licences
Reference number
ICT-21-023
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
EA invites tenders for the Provision and hosting of digital assessment tools for the Educational Psychology Service including verbal and nonverbal cognitive abilities in children and young adults. The initial contract period is for 12 months with the option to extend the contract by a further 3 x 12 months periods. 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.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £216,100
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
EA invites tenders for the Provision and hosting of digital assessment tools for the Educational Psychology Service including verbal and nonverbal cognitive abilities in children and young adults. The initial contract period is for 12 months with the option to extend the contract by a further 3 x 12 months periods. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of EA, will be the Belfast office.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 80
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-026177
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED
80 Strand
London
WC2R 0RL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £864,400
Total value of the contract/lot: £216,100
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information for review procedures. The Education Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts were entered into.