Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Suppliers
- Analytic Engines SME, EA Technology Ltd, Ernst & Young LLP, Ricardo-AEA, Turner & Townsend Plc, Decision Lab UK Ltd SME, VE3 Global Ltd, Accenture (UK) Limited, Analysys Mason, Cgi IT UK Limited, Afry Management Consulting UK Ltd SME, Frontier Economics Limited +2 more
- Value
- £14,740,000 across 7 lots
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Energy and related services (CPV 71314000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 074253-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Oct 2025
- Published17 Nov 2025Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
NIE Networks has established a panel of five organisations and appointed each on to framework agreements for this Lot 1. This Lot is concerned with professional services for Innovation and Engineering. The framework will be for a period of five(5) years with an option to extend for up to 36 months (8 years in total).
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services: Lot 1 - Innovation and Engineering Consultancy | Analytic Engines SME, EA Technology Ltd, Ernst & Young LLP, Ricardo-AEA, Turner & Townsend Plc | £6.71m |
| CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services: Lot 3 - Network Data Analysis | Analytic Engines SME, Decision Lab UK Ltd SME, Ernst & Young LLP, Turner & Townsend Plc, VE3 Global Ltd | £2.2m |
| CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services: Lot 2 – Telecommumications | Accenture (UK) Limited, Analysys Mason, Cgi IT UK Limited, Ernst & Young LLP | £1.43m |
| CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services: Lot 4 - DSO Architecture, Energy Economics, Regulation and Market Operation | Accenture (UK) Limited, Afry Management Consulting UK Ltd SME, Ernst & Young LLP, Frontier Economics Limited, KPMG LLP | £1.32m |
| CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services: Lot 5 - Asset Strategy & Optimisation | EA Technology Ltd, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP, Threepwood Consulting SME, Turner & Townsend Plc | £1.1m |
| CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services: Lot 6 - Low Carbon Modelling and Consumer Insights | Accenture (UK) Limited, Ernst & Young LLP, Frontier Economics Limited | £1.1m |
| CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services: Lot 7 - Tariff Design, Reform & Network Modelling | Frontier Economics Limited, KPMG LLP | £880k |
About the suppliers
Analytic Engines: every public contract they have won.
EA Technology Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Ernst & Young LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC300001).
Ricardo-AEA: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08229264).
Turner & Townsend Plc: every public contract they have won.
Accenture (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04757301).
Analysys Mason: every public contract they have won.
Cgi IT UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00947968).
Decision Lab UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
VE3 Global Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07343436).
Afry Management Consulting UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Frontier Economics Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03752719).
KPMG LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC301540).
Threepwood Consulting: every public contract they have won.