Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
OFSTED
Piccadilly Gate
MANCHESTER
M1 2WD
UK
Contact person: Info Contracts
E-mail: info-contracts@ofsted.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ofsted.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
COMMUNITY CARE INFORM CHILDREN LICENCES
Reference number: CON 0951
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The requirement is for a licence to provide access to the Community Care Inform Children (CCIC) resource for all children's social care inspectors and staff.
CCIC provides an online resource of:
• news, information and research for social care professionals,
• including in-depth social work practice information.
• legal information
• learning tools in accessible formats
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
135 916.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is for a licence for one year to provide access to the Community Care Inform Children (CCIC) resource for all children's social care inspectors and staff.
CCIC provides an online resource of:
• news, information and research for social care professionals,
• including in-depth social work practice information.
• legal information
• learning tools in accessible formats
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
CCIC is a resource from MA Education, which is part of the media company Mark Allen Group.
The requirement is not available via any framework and cannot be tendered competitively.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CON 0951
Title: COMMUNITY CARE INFORM CHILDREN LICENCES
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MA Education
Company number 04002826
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 135 916.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2024