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ID 1032027/L8 Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project

the Education Authority · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:50.

Opportunity overview

This contract was a call-off contract awarded under Lot 8 of the CPD Framework ID 1032027 for Legal Services. The requirement has arisen to modify the contract end date to extend for a further period of 2 years until 10 January 2027 and increase the value to cover this additional contract period. This is the first modification to this contract. The modification is proposed in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) and meets all of the following conditions: (b) 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;

Awarded to

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Carson McDowell LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Jan 2022
Award ID
000917-2025-ID 1032027/L8-1
Status
active
Location
Belfast, UKN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • The provision of legal services for the Strategic Partner Services and School Management System Solution project.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf3d
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The provision of legal services for the Strategic Partner Services and School Management System Solution project.

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
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

Identifier

Legal Name
the Education Authority

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-87001
Name
Carson McDowell LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Carson McDowell LLP

Contact

Telephone
+44 2890242951
Organisation 3
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
000917-2025-ID 1032027/L8-1
Title
Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-87001
Name
Carson McDowell LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000917-2025-ID 1032027/L8-1
Title
Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project
Status
active
Award ID
000917-2025-ID 1032027/L8-1
Date Signed
11 Jan 2022, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN

Value

Amount
1,387,500
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
1,800

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: For technical reasons a change in supplier is not possible at this stage. The provider has been contracted to provide legal advice and support on this specific project over the last 3 years and has built up critical knowledge and understanding which will be required to proceed with this complex strategic procurement exercise required over the next 2 years. To contract with a different supplier at this stage would significantly impact timelines for delivery of the project and duplication of costs for the contracting authority.
Description
This contract was a call-off contract awarded under Lot 8 of the CPD Framework ID 1032027 for Legal Services. The requirement has arisen to modify the contract end date to extend for a further period of 2 years until 10 January 2027 and increase the value to cover this additional contract period. This is the first modification to this contract. The modification is proposed in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) and meets all of the following conditions: (b) 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;

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-04cf3d-2025-01-10T16:12:13Zcompiled ·