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

the Education Authority · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:12.

Opportunity overview

Programme 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Ernst and Young LLP

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Sept 2021
Award ID
004415-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Belfast, UKN, United Kingdom

Ernst and Young LLP

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£5.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Sept 2021
Award ID
012747-2024-ETS-21-004-1
Status
active
Location
Belfast, UKN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services

Lots

  • Programme 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-045380
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
Programme 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.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
80
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Entry 3
Region
UKN

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-84187
Name
the Education Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 2NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
40 Academy Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
the Education Authority

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-111289
Name
Ernst and Young LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Ernst and Young LLP

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-69364
Name
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 Regulation

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
BELFAST
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
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 Regulation
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-3185
Name
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures

Award information

Award 1
Id
012747-2024-ETS-21-004-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-111289
Name
Ernst and Young LLP

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
004415-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-111289
Name
Ernst and Young LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
012747-2024-ETS-21-004-1
Status
active
Award ID
012747-2024-ETS-21-004-1
Date Signed
3 Sept 2021, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
79400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN

Value

Amount
5,400,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
1,440

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Rationale
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
Description
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
Entry 2
Id
004415-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
004415-2025-1
Date Signed
3 Sept 2021, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,700,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UK · BT1 2NQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-045380-2025-02-10T16:06:36Zcompiled ·