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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-036703/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
Town: Lisburn
Postal code: BT274SX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Doreen Booth
Telephone: +44 2892664221
Email: doreen.booth@nifrs.org
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.nifrs.org

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and saftey

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: NIFRS Learning Management System

Reference number: 3496/310
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 30237110
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
NIFRS Learning Management System for a period of up to 2 years
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:72215.80
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NIFRS Learning Management System for a period of up to 2 years

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2023-12-12
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Learning Pool
National registration number: NI060102
Town: Derry
Postal code: BT48 7EL
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: NIFRS
Town: Lisburn
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-12-13

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
As per Reg 32.2(b)(ii) – Learning Pool has technical rights to support and maintain the Learning Management System currently used by NIFRS.