Awarded contract

70154 - Education Management System (EMS) for the Education Authority

Details

Buyer: Education Authority Northern Ireland
Supplier(s): MRI Community Software Limited
Value: £3,972,276.15
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 21 March 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of an Education Management System for the Education Authority. Lot 1: Provision of an Education Management System for the Education Authority. Additional information: EA originally awarded contract 70154 for period 01/04/2018 – 31/03/2023 which included the built in optional 2 year extension taken between 01/04/2023 – 31/03/2025. EA now propose a further 3 year extension to run from 01/04/2025 – 31/03/2028 which requires an additional contract value to the current contract (an additional £1,110,000.00) (overall revised contract value will then be £3,972,276.15). . . NB - The award of the contract modification cannot be confirmed until EA has received Business Case approval from the Department of Education.. . NB2 - Please also note that the Contract was originally awarded to “Capita One Ltd” who have been recently acquired by “MRI Community Software Ltd”. For clarity EA will be contracting with MRI Community Software Ltd for this contract going forward..

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 November 2016
Completed: Award published21 March 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Education Authority Northern Ireland administers most education sector procurement in Northern Ireland, and buys as a non-departmental public body with its own procurement service. That service is one of six Centres of Procurement Expertise in Northern Ireland. Procurement support also goes to schools, school meals kitchens and youth clubs. Contract categories run from transport, fleet and catering to construction, ICT and business services.

Dynamic purchasing systems are open to join, and a published pipeline lists current activity.

Over the past 5 years, most of Education Authority Northern Ireland's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov