Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
29 Clarendon Road
Belfast
BT1 3BG
UK
E-mail: ICT.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DE CCEA DAC 118/16 — Provision of Script Scanning and Electronic Marking Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DE CCEA DAC 118/16 — Provision of Script Scanning and Electronic Marking Services. This is a Direct Award Contract to provide the Council for Curriculum Examinations Assessment with Script scanning and electronic marking services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 230 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DE CCEA DAC 118/16 — Provision of Script Scanning and Electronic Marking Services. This is a Direct Award Contract to provide the Council for Curriculum Examinations Assessment with Script scanning and electronic marking services.
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: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
This contract is being awarded through the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive. rights. under Regulation 32. 2. . b. . iii.
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:
2016/S 215-391862
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 0
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/11/2016
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
RM Education Ltd
140 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park
Abingdon
OX14 4SB
UK
Telephone: +44 800700300
E-mail: tendersteam@rm.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 230 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
United Kingdom
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide aggrieved parties who have.. been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The.. authority has incorporated a standstill period before this contract is awarded.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/11/2016