CA297 - IT Delivery Partners
A Utilities Contract Award Notice
by NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY NETWORKS LTD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 7 year (est.)
- Value
- £34M
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 30 Jun 2026
- Delivery
- To 24 May 2033 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Northern Ireland
3 buyers
11 suppliers
- Ove Arup & Partners London
- Tata Consultancy Services London
- IBM Winchester
- Ernst & Young London
- Accenture County Dublin
- Endava London
- Cranmore Consulting Holywood
- Expleo Solutions London
- Ve3 Global London
- CGI IT London
- KPMG & Partners County Dublin
Description
NIE Networks intends, following the process outlined in the Invitation to Tender, to award a number of Framework Agreements to the most economically advantageous Economic Operators for the provision of the Services, across a number of Lots as detailed below. Lot 1 – ArcGIS Development Partners This Lot is concerned with 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. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot. 5.3. Lot 2 – Maximo Development Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) Maximo development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot. Lot 3 – Agile Project Delivery Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators who can bring together Agile teams to deliver outputs on a fixed price or time and materials (T&M) basis in response to NIE Networks Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot. Lot 4 – Change Project Delivery Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators with extensive Systems Integration experience who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot.
Lot Division
| 1 | ArcGIS Development Partners 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) |
| 2 | Maximo Development Partners NIE Networks intends to place a panel of up to five organisations on framework agreements for this Lot 2. This Lot is for the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) Maximo 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). |
| 3 | Agile Project Delivery Partners This Lot is for the engagement of Economic Operators who can bring together Agile teams to deliver outputs on a fixed price or time and materials (T&M) basis in response to NIE Networks Description of Services. |
| 4 | Change Project Delivery Partners |
Award Detail
| 1 | Ove Arup & Partners (London)
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| 2 | Tata Consultancy Services (London)
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| 3 | Tata Consultancy Services (London)
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| 4 | IBM (Winchester)
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| 5 | Ernst & Young (London)
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| 6 | Accenture (None)
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| 7 | Endava (London)
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| 8 | Cranmore Consulting (Holywood)
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| 9 | Ernst & Young (London)
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| 10 | Expleo Solutions (London)
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| 11 | Ve3 Global (London)
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| 12 | IBM (Winchester)
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| 13 | Ernst & Young (London)
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| 14 | CGI IT (London)
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| 15 | Accenture (None)
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| 16 | KPMG & Partners (None)
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Renewal Options
The Framework Agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, e to extend by two further optional periods of two (2) years, with a total potential duration of seven (7) years
Award Criteria
| Quality | 60.0 |
| PRICE | 40.0 |
CPV Codes
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72212000 - Programming services of application software
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72224100 - System implementation planning services
- 72420000 - Internet development services
- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 64200000 - Telecommunications services
Indicators
- Options are available.
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Reference
- FTS 061395-2026