United Kingdom-Belfast: EDIS-23-002 Unified Customer Experience for EA Admissions, Transport, SEN and Free School Meals

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 007716/S 000-2025
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: the Education Authority

Postal address: 40 Academy Street
Town: Belfast
Region: UK
Postal code: BT1 2NQ
Country: United Kingdom

Email: ict.procure@eani.org.uk

Internet addresses

I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
EDIS-23-002 Unified Customer Experience for EA Admissions, Transport, SEN and Free School Meals
Reference number: ocds-h6vhtk-030ae9

II.1.2) CPV Codes
Main CPV code
48000000

II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies

II.1.4) Short description
null

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Lot No
1

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKN

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority carried out a procurement to further develop the Unified Customer Experience for EA Admissions, Transport, SEN and Free School Meals for the period 4 September 2023 – 3 September 2025 (with the option of a further 12 months extension).
This was a mini competition via CCS Framework Digital Outcomes 6 Lot 1.

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in days
720

V) Award of contract
Contract No
007716-2025-1-1
Lot No
1
A contract / lot is awarded
Yes

V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
Date of conclusion of the contract
2023-08-08 00:00

V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name
Version 1 Solutions Ltd
Town: Birmingham
Region: UK
Country: United Kingdom

Email: tendernotices@version1.com

The contractor is an SME
No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract / lot
Value (excluding VAT)
2500000.00
Currency
GBP

VI) Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2025-03-03 16:38

VII) Changes/Modifications
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
Contract/Notice is now as stated in the above sections.
Please refer to previous notice to see old values for comparison.
Contract amendment rationale
This contract was a call-off contract awarded following a further competition under Lot 1 of the CCS RM1043.8 Digital Outcomes 6 Framework.
The contract was previously modified to increase the value by £625,000 (50% of the original awarded value) as per VEAT notice 2024/S 000-030912.
The contract has now been modified as per VEAT notice 2025/S 000-005665 to increase the value by up to a further £625,000 i.e. 50% of the original awarded contract value. The new contract value is now £2,500,000.
The modification was completed in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) and meets all of the following conditions:
(b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor—
(i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or
(ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;