Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- the Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Fujitsu Services Limited
- Value
- £40,401,666
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · System and support services (CPV 72250000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 013472-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Nov 2015
- Published13 Feb 2026Published 3728 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is for an integrated Financial Management Information system and HR/Payroll (including DE's Teachers' payrolls) to meet the Financial Accounting and Reporting requirements and the HR management and Payroll requirements of the Education Authority and the Department of Education. Additional information: This VEAT is to inform the market of the proposal to modify this contract to enable the addition and introduction an integrated Punchout solution to the iFS system. The introduction of this solution will involve the addition of £213,000.00 to the Overall Contract Value (this value is for all envisaged costs for the delivery and operation of the Punchout solution up to 31/03/2027).. . The revised overall contract value will then be £40,401,666.00.. . The introduction of the module will aid EA to comply with its legal requirements as detailed below: . - The Procurement Act 2024 (section68(2)) requires that 100% undisputed invoices are paid within 30 days. EA currently has a Pr…
About the supplier
Fujitsu Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00096056).