Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
Contact person: ict.procureeani.org.uk
E-mail: ict.procure@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ICT-24-036 - SUPPLY OF LOCKABLE MOBILE PHONE POUCHES, AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
ICT-24-036 - SUPPLY OF LOCKABLE MOBILE PHONE POUCHES, AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT. 1. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a supplier to support the delivery of a pilot programme in 10 post primary schools in Northern Ireland, in order to test the use of mobile phone inhibiting devices.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
177 781.87
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30000000
31000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ICT-24-036 - SUPPLY OF LOCKABLE MOBILE PHONE POUCHES, AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT. 1. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a supplier to support the delivery of a pilot programme in 10 post primary schools in Northern Ireland, in order to test the use of mobile phone inhibiting devices.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 - Proposed Methodology
/ Weighting: 75
Cost criterion: AC2 - Cost
/ Weighting: 25
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This procurement exercise has been commissioned by Dept of Education, to be administered and managed by the Education Authority.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-003327
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ODYSSEY EDUCATION LTD
3 St. Marys Road the Centre
LUTON
LU1 3JA
UK
Telephone: +44 1582437110
E-mail: ibrahim@odysseyedu.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 177 781.87
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This procurement exercise has been commissioned by Dept of Education, to be administered and managed by the Education Authority.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.The EA operated a standstill period (i.e. a. minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/07/2025