Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Suppliers
- Accenture, CGI IT UK Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG Ireland SME, OCC Computer Personnel (Northern) Ltd SME, Version 1 Software Limited SME
- Value
- £13,000,000 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Business intelligence software development services (CPV 72212482)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 003468-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jan 2025
- Published3 Feb 2025Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
NIE Networks has established a panel of six organisations and appointed each on to framework agreements for this Lot 1, in accordance with the ITT documentation. It was envisaged to acquire experienced data specialists who can provide support and development services across the current data landscape and possible new data technology areas which may be implemented during the period of the framework agreement. The framework for this lot has been awarded for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend (entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks) for up to a further 2 periods of up to 2 years each. That is a possible 7 years in total (3 years, with optional 2 x 2-year extensions).
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CA296 (2024) - Data & Architecture Specialist Resource Augmentation: Lot 1 - Data Specialists | Accenture, CGI IT UK Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG Ireland SME, OCC Computer Personnel (Northern) Ltd SME +1 more | £6m |
| CA296 (2024) - Data & Architecture Specialist Resource Augmentation: Lot 2 – Architecture Specialists | Accenture, CGI IT UK Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG Ireland SME, Version 1 Software Limited SME | £7m |
About the suppliers
Accenture: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04757301).
CGI IT UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00947968).
Ernst & Young LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC300001).
KPMG Ireland: every public contract they have won.
OCC Computer Personnel (Northern) Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Version 1 Software Limited: every public contract they have won.