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CA299 (2024) - Programme & Project Services Resource Augmentation

Buyer: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited →

BuyerNorthern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published3 Sept 2025

What is being bought

The Contract Entity intends to establish a Framework Arrangement under which it shall appoint Economic Operators to enter into separate Framework Agreement for the provision of Programme and Project Services Resource Augmentation across a number of separate lots. Each framework will be for a period of three(3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting entity of up to four(4) years, with a total potential duration of seven (7) years.

Delivery location

UKN · UKN · UK

Categories

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 72000000Hardware consultancy services 72100000Software programming and consultancy services 72200000Programming services of systems and user software 72211000Programming services of application software 72212000Industry specific software development services 72212100Systems and technical consultancy services 72220000System implementation planning services 72224100Systems support services 72253200Placement services of personnel 79610000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 72000000

Lot details

Lot 1 - Programme /Project Management

NIE Networks has established a panel of five organisations and appointed each on to framework agreements for this Lot 1, in accordance with the ITT documentation. This Lot is concerned with the provision of experienced programme and project management resources to assist NIE Networks in the delivery of the RP7 programme of work. The framework for this lot has been 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).

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
price

Lot 2 – Business change

NIE Networks has placed a panel of five organisations and appointed each on to framework agreements for this Lot 2, in accordance with the ITT documentation. This Lot is concerned with the provision of experienced business change resources to assist NIE Networks in the delivery of the RP7 Digital, IT & Data programme of work. The framework for this lot is 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).

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
price

Lot 3 - Quality Assurance

NIE Networks has established a panel of five organisations and appointed each on to a framework agreement for this Lot 3, in accordance with the IT documentation. This Lot is concerned with the provision of experienced QA resources to assist NIE Networks in the delivery of the RP7 Digital, IT & Data programme of work. The framework for this lot has been 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).

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
price

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Hardware consultancy services, Software programming and consultancy services, Programming services of systems and user software, Programming services of application software, Industry specific software development services, Systems and technical consultancy services, System implementation planning services, Placement services of personnelNot published
2IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Hardware consultancy services, Software programming and consultancy services, Programming services of systems and user software, Programming services of application software, Industry specific software development services, Systems and technical consultancy services, System implementation planning services, Placement services of personnelNot published
3IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Programming services of systems and user software, Programming services of application software, Industry specific software development services, Systems and technical consultancy services, Systems support servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 72. The category anchor is IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 729,3872 median · 14 average (3,686 of 9,387 with a bid count)1.9 average (4,436 of 9,387 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer91 median · 8.2 average (5 of 9 with a bid count)3.6 average (7 of 9 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UKN5011 median · 6.6 average (223 of 501 with a bid count)1.8 average (331 of 501 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Lot 1 - Programme/Project Management

Statusactive
Value£18,000,000

Lot 2 - Business Change Resource Augmentation Framework

Statusactive
Value£4,000,000

Quality Assurance Resource Augmentation Framework

Statusactive
Value£7,000,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-046d88
Latest release ID053481-2025
Latest release timestampWed Sep 03 2025 10:43:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0025
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source3
Tender items in source3
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release3
Contracts in latest release3
Parties in latest release10

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Sept 2025award, contract053481-2025
5 Jun 2024tender017390-2024

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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5 Jun 2024 · 017390-2024 · tender
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