Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Suppliers
- Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, Expleo Technology UK Ltd, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, Version 1 Solutions Limited SME, Van Rath Recruitment Ltd, Vanrath Recruitment Ltd
- Value
- £29,000,000 across 3 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
- 053481-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Aug 2025
- Published3 Sep 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
NIE Networks has established a panel of five organisations and appointed each on to a framework agreement for this Lot 3, in accordance with the IT documentation. This Lot is concerned with the provision of experienced QA resources to assist NIE Networks in the delivery of the RP7 Digital, IT & Data programme of work. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA299 (2024) - Programme & Project Services Resource Augmentation: Lot 3 - Quality Assurance | Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, Expleo Technology UK Ltd, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, Version 1 Solutions Limited SME | £7m |
| CA299 (2024) - Programme & Project Services Resource Augmentation: Lot 1 - Programme /Project Management | Ernst & Young LLP, Expleo Technology UK Ltd, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, Van Rath Recruitment Ltd, Version 1 Solutions Limited SME | £18m |
| CA299 (2024) - Programme & Project Services Resource Augmentation: Lot 2 – Business change | Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, Expleo Technology UK Ltd, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, Vanrath Recruitment Ltd | £4m |
About the suppliers
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.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00975677).
Van Rath Recruitment Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Version 1 Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03438874).
Cognizant Worldwide Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07195160).
Vanrath Recruitment Ltd: every public contract they have won.