Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
Telephone: +44 3700002288
E-mail: david.bussey@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK ENIC Service and Adjacent Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Qualification Recognition Services for the UK ENIC Service, Early Years Service and Teacher Regulation Authority Service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
32 984 407.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In line with our obligations under the Lisbon Recognition Convention UK ENIC provides official information and advice on the recognition and equivalence of foreign qualifications with those of the UK, for the benefit of a variety of clients, including individuals with overseas qualifications/ skills, Government departments both in the UK and internationally, academic institutions (HE and FE), professional/regulatory bodies, commercial companies and employers. Including Early Years and Teacher Regulation Authority Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 80
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend by up to 2 years, which is reflected in the overall contract value.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-027845
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: con_26349
Title: UK ENIC Service and Adjacent Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ecctis Limited
Suffolk House, Suffolk Road
Cheltenham
GL50 2ED
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 32 984 407.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/12/2024