Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Suppliers
- Ove Arup and Partners Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Accenture, Ernst & Young LLP, IBM United Kingdom Limited, Cranmore Consulting Limited SME, Endava PLC, Expleo Solutions UK Ltd, VE3 Global Ltd, Cgi IT UK Limited, KPMG & Partners
- Value
- £34,000,000 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software programming and consultancy services (CPV 72200000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 061395-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Jun 2026
- Published30 Jun 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
NIE Networks intends to place a panel of up to five organisations on framework agreements for this Lot 1. This Lot is for the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) ArcGIS development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. The framework for this lot will be 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA297 - IT Delivery Partners: Lot 1 - ArcGIS Development Partners | Ove Arup and Partners Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited | £3m |
| CA297 - IT Delivery Partners: Lot 2 – Maximo Development Partners | Accenture, Ernst & Young LLP, IBM United Kingdom Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited | £3m |
| CA297 - IT Delivery Partners: Lot 3 Agile Project Delivery Partners | Cranmore Consulting Limited SME, Endava PLC, Ernst & Young LLP, Expleo Solutions UK Ltd, VE3 Global Ltd | £6m |
| CA297 - IT Delivery Partners: Lot 4 – Change Project Delivery Partners | Accenture, Cgi IT UK Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, IBM United Kingdom Limited, KPMG & Partners | £22m |
About the suppliers
Ove Arup and Partners Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01312453).
Tata Consultancy Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company FC025271).
Accenture: every public contract they have won.
Ernst & Young LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC300001).
IBM United Kingdom Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00741598).
Cranmore Consulting Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI070910).
Endava PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05722669).
Expleo Solutions UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07211807).
VE3 Global Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07343436).
Cgi IT UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00947968).
KPMG & Partners: every public contract they have won.