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
- £55,401,666
- 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
- 081908-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Nov 2015
- Published27 Aug 2026Published 3923 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 Eduction Additional information: This modification is required to increase the overall contract value by £15m (i.e. 50% of the original published contract value). This value will cover the continued service provision for the full and remaining 5 year contract extension option that is already built into the contract. The contract would then expire on 31 March 2032. Replacing the current EA One system will require a significant lead in time to manage its design, procurement, implementation and for the replacement solution to become business as usual. The EA has commenced work through the EnAble Programme to replace the current system with current timelines working towards an implementation timeline of 2032. The…
About the supplier
Fujitsu Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00096056).