Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 27 Oct 2021, 14:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BSP-21-028 Duke of Edinburgh Award Packs and Annual License Fee

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£625,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Oct 2021no call for competition
Awarded to THE AWARD SCHEME LTD.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Duke of Edinburgh Award Packs and Annual License Fee

CPV: Printed matter and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Extensions: Initial contract period of 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2024 with the option to extend by 2 further 12 month periods up until 31 August 2026.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Oct 2021, 14:14 BST
Last source update
27 Oct 2021, 14:14 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026918
Classification (CPV)
Printed matter and related products
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f093 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Published justification

The Award Scheme Ltd are the only organisation that can supply the award packs, JAI packs, license, handbooks and guides for the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme as they hold the exclusive IPR associated with these supplies.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £625,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THE AWARD SCHEME LTD.SMEContract£625,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Ballee Centre, Ballee Road West, Ballymena, UK, BT42 2HSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body BALLYMENA

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THE AWARD SCHEME LTD.Awarded supplier Unit 18-19 Stewartfield Industrial Estate, EDINBURGH, UK, EH6 5RQContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.