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Managed Support Services for EAConnect, NISTR & PSEP & DE

the Education Authority · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:16.

Opportunity overview

To ensure a managed support service is available to the existing EA Connect Service and as new Version 1 developments move into live environment ensuring continuity of service for customers at peak application times throughout the year. The service will allow for cosmetic changes, incident management, performance testing etc to ensure customer experience is maintained across all applications

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.

Version 1 Solutions Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jul 2026
Award ID
078669-2026-EDIS-26-002-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03438874
Location
Birmingham, UK, B2 5DB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • The purpose of this contract is to ensure that a managed support service is available for live services and as solution development with EA's delivery partners moves into live environments, always ensuring continuity of service for all customers throughout the duration of the contract. The service provision will allow for changes, incident management, performance testing, etc, to ensure an excellent standard of customer experience is maintained across all applications.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
EDIS-26-002
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract is not an award without prior notice. This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM1557.14.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The purpose of this contract is to ensure that a managed support service is available for live services and as solution development with EA's delivery partners moves into live environments, always ensuring continuity of service for all customers throughout the duration of the contract. The service provision will allow for changes, incident management, performance testing, etc, to ensure an excellent standard of customer experience is maintained across all applications.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Options

Description
Option to extend by 1 x 12 months

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
the Education Authority
Id
GB-FTS-116632

Identifier

Legal Name
the Education Authority
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
40 Academy Street
Locality
Belfast
Region
UKN06
Postal Code
BT12NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Version 1 Solutions Limited
Id
GB-COH-03438874

Identifier

Legal Name
Version 1 Solutions Limited
Id
03438874
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Suite 3 D&E, Third Floor, 31 Temple Street
Locality
Birmingham
Region
UK
Postal Code
B2 5DB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
The UK does not have any special 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 PCR 2015
Id
GB-FTS-2721

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any special 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 PCR 2015

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
078669-2026-EDIS-26-002-1
Title
Education Authority Managed Support Services for EAConnect, NISTR & PSEP & DE
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03438874
Name
Version 1 Solutions Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
078669-2026-EDIS-26-002-1
Award ID
078669-2026-EDIS-26-002-1
Title
Education Authority Managed Support Services for EAConnect, NISTR & PSEP & DE
Status
active
Date Signed
31 Jul 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,160,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12NQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078669-2026award, contract ·