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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, 23:02.

Opportunity overview

This contract was a call-off contract awarded under Lot 8 of the CPD Framework ID 1032027 for Legal Services. The contract was previously modified in November 2022 to increase the value by 50% of the original awarded contract value (2022/S 000-033436), and was further modified in July 2024 to extend the contract period by 7 months until 31 March 2025 and increase the value by 50% of the original awarded contract value (2024/S 000-012747). The requirement has arisen to modify the contract end date to extend for a further period of 2 years until 31 March 2027 and increase the value by up to 50% of the original awarded contract value to cover this additional contract period. 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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Ernst and Young LLP

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£6.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Sept 2021
Award ID
011169-2025-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-04f88c
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
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.

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-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-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
011169-2025-ETS-21-004-1
Title
Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme
Status
active

Suppliers

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

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011169-2025-ETS-21-004-1
Title
Programme Assistance Services to support the delivery of the EdIS Programme
Status
active
Award ID
011169-2025-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
6,750,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
2,010

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 programme assistance and support on the EdIS Programme and has built up critical knowledge and understanding which will be required to ensure the continuity of the service provision as this will be essential to support the project teams going forward in the delivery of the remaining EdIS programme projects including the new procurement exercise now required following the unforeseen termination of the Strategic Partner and School Management System Contract, which is expected to take approx. 2 years to complete. 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.
Description
This contract was a call-off contract awarded under Lot 8 of the CPD Framework ID 1032027 for Legal Services. The contract was previously modified in November 2022 to increase the value by 50% of the original awarded contract value (2022/S 000-033436), and was further modified in July 2024 to extend the contract period by 7 months until 31 March 2025 and increase the value by 50% of the original awarded contract value (2024/S 000-012747). The requirement has arisen to modify the contract end date to extend for a further period of 2 years until 31 March 2027 and increase the value by up to 50% of the original awarded contract value to cover this additional contract period. 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-04f88c-2025-03-25T15:17:47Zcompiled ·