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Published 13 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EDR-24-016 Provision of Special Educational Needs Pre-school education

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£81,600published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Aug 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Kids Together Belfast

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of pre-school education for identified pupils with Special Educational Needs for the period 01 September 2024 to 30 June 2025. This service falls under the scope of PCR 2015 Schedule 3 Social and other Specific Services (PPN 01/21 Procurement of Social and Other Specific Services applies)

CPV: Education and training services · Pre-school education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Services
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
13 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
Last source update
6 Sept 2024, 12:08 BST
Authority reference
EDR-24-016
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028587
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesPre-school education services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048a82 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

These requirements fall below the light touch threshold for Schedule 3 Services Social and other specific services, therefore in accordance with Regulation 77 and in line with PPN 02/21 Procurement of Social and other Specific Services, the Education Authority intend to directly award this contract without competition to an organisation whose purpose is in the pursuit of a public service mission.

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.7) Total value of the procurement · II.1.7)£81,600£85,600
—TextV.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT). Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession. Total value of the contract/lot/concession. · V.2.4)£81600£85600
—TextII.1.7) Total value of the procurement · II.1.7)£85600£88600
—TextV.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT). Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession. Total value of the contract/lot/concession. · V.2.4)£85600£88600

2 amendments published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £81,6001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kids Together Belfast£81,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kids Together BelfastAwarded supplierNI661087 134 Stewartstown Road, Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.