C1237-MC4 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£12,597,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to AMT Sybex

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for a provision of a Managed Service Provider, responsible for managing the licensing implementation, support and maintenance of NI Water's MWM/CAR product suite. (a cloud-based application).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Oct 2026, 11:53 BST
Last source update: 20 Oct 2026, 12:42 BST
Authority reference: C1237
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098973
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07827f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: This notice is published to facilitate transparency of a contract award resulting from a procurement undertaken under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended). Due to system restrictions arising from the transition to the current procurement notice regime, the most appropriate available notice type is being used to record the award. This publication does not represent a direct award under the current regulations but is intended solely to ensure transparency and public visibility of the award outcome.
FO5 Contract notice for the PQQ was published 13th January 2025.
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001108
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cfb8
URL: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001108-2025 ↗
Successful suppliers identified at PQQ were then invited to ITN stage which was published 10th November 2025.
In accordance with Regulation 101 (1) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as
amended), A 10 day standstill for this tender commenced on 17th August 2026 and closed on 27th August 2026.
This contract was awarded on the 1st September 2026.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
7 Oct 2026, 11:53 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
7 Oct 2026, 13:29 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
17 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
20 Oct 2026, 12:42 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,597,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AMT Sybex17 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2029 · up to 8 Oct 2032Extensions: 3 x 1 year extensions available · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Client reserves the right to purchase the following additional Services under this Contract during the Contract Period. Refer to Specification for further details	£12,597,000	7 Oct 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · AMT Sybex
Signed
17 Oct 2026
Value
£12,597,000
Period
17 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2029 · up to 8 Oct 2032 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
3 x 1 year extensions available
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Client reserves the right to purchase the following additional Services under this Contract during the Contract Period. Refer to Specification for further details
No agreed KPIs: This notice is published to facilitate transparency of a contract award details resulting from a procurement undertaken under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended). Due to system restrictions arising from the transition to the current procurement notice regime, the most appropriate available notice type is being used to record the award. This is intended solely to ensure transparency and public visibility of the award outcome.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NI054463 · GB-PPON: PCZH-7295-JJTZ Westland House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6TEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AMT-SYBEX LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03036807GB-PPON: PBRC-8364-PDBH Gladstone House, Wallingford, South East, OX10 9BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Oct 2026, 12:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2026, 13:29 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2026, 11:53 BST