Official UK procurement notice
ETS-21-004 Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProgramme Assistance Services to enable support for the delivery of the EdIS Programme of work. EA procured an external programme delivery partner to support and assist the current EdIS Programme delivery team. The supplier provides services as and when required on a call-off basis for all workstreams.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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
- 19 Apr 2024, 09:41 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004415- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045380Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This opportunity was originally awarded as a call-off contract following a further competition under Crown Commercial Services Management Consultancy Framework RM3745 Lot 6 Education.
In November 2022 modification notice 2022/S 000-033436 was published to increase the value by 50% of the original awarded contract value i.e. an additional £1,350,000. A further modification notice 2024/S 000-012747 was published in April 2024 to extend the duration of the contract by an additional period from 03 September 2024 until 31 March 2025.
The purpose of this VEAT notice is to inform the market that EA now intends to further modify the contract to extend for a further 2 years until 31 March 2027 and increase the value by £1,350,000 i.e. 50% of the original awarded contract value. The new total contract value will be £6,750,000.
No aspect of the modification will alter the overall nature of the current contract as the scope of services will remain unaltered and any expenditure will not be permitted to exceed 50% of the original awarded contract value.
For technical reasons a change in supplier is not possible at this stage. The provider has been contracted to provide support and advice on specific projects over the last number of years and has built up critical knowledge and understanding which will be required to proceed with strategic projects over the next 2 years, including the new procurement exercise now required for Strategic Partner Services. To contract with a different supplier at this stage would significantly impact timelines for delivery of projects and duplication of costs for the contracting authority.
Regulation 72(1)(b) permits an amendment to an existing contract: 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.
The EA shall observe a period of no less than 30 days, beginning with the day after the date of publication, before modifying the contract as set out in this notice.
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2025- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young LLP | £2,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Ernst and Young LLP | £5,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004415-2025-1 · Ernst and Young LLP
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2021
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Status
- active
Contract 012747-2024-ETS-21-004-1 · Ernst and Young LLP
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2021
- Value
- £5,400,000
- Status
- active
- Change The Education Authority plans to modify a contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. The modification will increase the value of existing Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme (Contract Finder publication date of 21 September 2021) by 50% of the original and previously modified contract award amount. Additionally, the contract term has been increased from 3 September up until 31 March 2025 to allow for the continuity of services to be provided by Ernest Young to assist the teams in the delivery of the remaining EdIS Programme projects up until the initial programme end phase in March 2025. The contract modification will facilitate the continuity of programme assistance services to support the on-going delivery of the EdIS Programme projects, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The modification will facilitate the continuity of the assistance and support to the EdIS Programme to effectively deliver multiple EdIS project requirements and demands across its five different workstreams. The anticipated modification increase equates to GBP 1 350 000. The overall new modified contract value is GBP 5 400 000. No aspect of the modification will alter the overall nature of the current contract as the scope of services will remain unaltered
- Change The Education Authority plans to modify a contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. The modification will increase the value of existing Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme (Contract Finder publication date of 21 September 2021) by 50% of the original and previously modified contract award amount. Additionally, the contract term has been increased from 3 September up until 31 March 2025 to allow for the continuity of services to be provided by Ernest Young to assist the teams in the delivery of the remaining EdIS Programme projects up until the initial programme end phase in March 2025. The contract modification will facilitate the continuity of programme assistance services to support the on-going delivery of the EdIS Programme projects, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The modification will facilitate the continuity of the assistance and support to the EdIS Programme to effectively deliver multiple EdIS project requirements and demands across its five different workstreams. The anticipated modification increase equates to GBP 1 350 000. The overall new modified contract value is GBP 5 400 000. No aspect of the modification will alter the overall nature of the current contract as the scope of services will remain unaltered
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
- The UK does not have a review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ernst and Young LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.