Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
E-mail: business.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
BSP-24-008 The Provision of Training for the Education Authority Youth Service CADi Programme
Reference number: BSP-24-008
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The EA invites tenders for the BSP-24-008 The Provision of Training for the Education Authority Youth Service CADi Programme to establish a Contract for a 3 year period with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each. EA wishes to appoint Contractor for the delivery of the Contract for the Provision of Training for the EA’s CYPS CADi programme. EA will be the Contracting Authority for this Contract. Tenders are invited from suppliers having relevant accreditation and who are authorised to deliver OCNNI Courses. Further details are available in the Specification.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
742 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80300000
80500000
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The EA invites tenders for the BSP-24-008 The Provision of Training for the Education Authority Youth Service CADi Programme to establish a Contract for a 3 year period with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each. EA wishes to appoint Contractor for the delivery of the Contract for the Provision of Training for the EA’s CYPS CADi programme. EA will be the Contracting Authority for this Contract. Tenders are invited from suppliers having relevant accreditation and who are authorised to deliver OCNNI Courses. Further details are available in the Specification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Methodology
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: AC2 Key Delivery Personnel Experience
/ Weighting: 24
Quality criterion: AC3 Key Delivery Personnel Experience
/ Weighting: 7.8
Quality criterion: AC4 Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.2
Cost criterion: AC5 Cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Contract will be in place for a 3 year period with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each.
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
The figure in II.1.7 is the maximum estimated contract value. There is no guarentee of spend given.
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 000-005475
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
02/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NERVE CENTRE - THE
7-8 Magazine Street
Londonderry
BT48 6HJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2871260562
E-mail: info@nervecentre.org
Fax: +44 2871371738
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:
: 742 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a demand driven contract, the maximum estimated contract value is £742,500.00. No Guarentee of spend is given.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amended.
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as. amended.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/05/2025