Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Suppliers
- Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited SME, VE3 Global Limited SME, Accenture, Ernst & Young LLP, Expleo Technology UK Ltd, IBM UK Ltd., OCC Computer Personnel (Northern) Ltd SME, Sword IT Solutions SME, Version 1 Software Limited SME, Environmental Systems Research Institute Ireland Ltd, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd +2 more
- Value
- £33,000,000 across 5 lots
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 027704-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 May 2025
- Published27 May 2025Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
NIE Networks has placed a panel of three organisations and appointed each on to framework agreements for this Lot 4, in accordance with the ITT documentation. The engagement of organisations who can deliver experienced technical resources who can undertake support and development across the NIE Networks’ TIBCO landscape, in response to an NIE Networks specification of requirements. The framework for this lot is 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA295 Technical Resource Augmentation Framework: Lot 4 – TIBCO Support & Development Services | Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited SME, VE3 Global Limited SME | £3m |
| CA295 Technical Resource Augmentation Framework: Lot 1 - Business Applications Support & Development Resources | Accenture, Ernst & Young LLP, Expleo Technology UK Ltd, IBM UK Ltd., OCC Computer Personnel (Northern) Ltd SME +3 more | £9m |
| CA295 Technical Resource Augmentation Framework: Lot 2 – ArcGIS Support & Development Resources | Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Environmental Systems Research Institute Ireland Ltd, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd | £3m |
| CA295 Technical Resource Augmentation Framework: Lot 3 - Maximo Support & Development Services | Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Ernst Young LLP, IBM UK Ltd., Tata Consultancy Services Limited SME, VE3 Global Limited SME | £3m |
| CA295 Technical Resource Augmentation Framework | Accenture UK Limited, Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Ernst Young LLP, IBM UK Ltd., OCC Computer Personnel (Northern) Ltd SME +1 more | £15m |
About the suppliers
Accenture: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04757301).
Ernst & Young LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC300001).
Expleo Technology UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
IBM UK Ltd.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00741598).
OCC Computer Personnel (Northern) Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Sword IT Solutions: every public contract they have won.
VE3 Global Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07343436).
Version 1 Software Limited: every public contract they have won.
Cognizant Worldwide Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07195160).
Environmental Systems Research Institute Ireland Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01312453).
Ernst Young LLP: every public contract they have won.
Tata Consultancy Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company BR007627).
Accenture UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04757301).