ETS-21-004 Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme

Concepts

• belfast
• management consultancy
• edis programme
• programme assistance services
• existing programme assistance services
• the edis programme projects
• the edis programme services
• the existing programme assistance services
• the edis programme
• ets-21-004 programme assistance services

Location

Belfast

Description

The Education Authority is placing this transparency notice to alert economic operators of its plans to modify a contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. This modification will increase the value of existing Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme by 50% of the original contract award amount. This contract modification will facilitate the continuity of programme assistance services to support the on-going delivery of the EdIS Programme projects.

Total Quantity or Scope

This modification will enable the continuation of the existing Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme up until 31 March 2025. These assistance and support services to the EdIS Programme services that are provided via the current contract have been uniquely configured to reflect the varying project delivery requirements of the Education Authority and its associated bodies. The anticipated modification increase equates to GBP 1350000. The original contract value was GBP 2700000. The Education Authority shall observe a period of no less than 10 days, beginning with the day after the date of publication, before modifying the contract as set out in this notice.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

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 up until 31 March 2025. The anticipated modification increase equates to GBP 1350000. The overall new modified contract value is GBP 5400000. 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 value of the original contract agreement, this will be carefully monitored to ensure compliance. 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.