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Published 3 Jul 2024, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Chief Information Office (CIO) Consultancy Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 6 Aug 2024no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of Chief Information Office (CIO) Consultancy Support Services and as associated under a Direct Award, covering Operating Model, Digital and Data Roadmap Strategy, and Technical Advisory Services for IT

CPV: Computer support and consultancy services · Hardware consultancy services · Information technology services · Software programming and consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Jul 2024, 16:25 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2024, 16:15 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024726
Classification (CPV)
Computer support and consultancy servicesHardware consultancy servicesInformation technology servicesSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSystems and technical consultancy services
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047a59 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

A competitive procurement exercise to source this requirement from another vendor is not possible due to the need to progress the outputs urgently.

Publisher note: A competitive procurement exercise to source this requirement from another vendor is not possible due to the need to progress the outputs urgently.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Aug 2024

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £480,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Chief Information Office (CIO) Consultancy Support Services

    Signed
    6 Aug 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Chief Information Office (CIO) Consultancy Support Services

    Signed
    13 Jun 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity 120 Malone Road,, Belfast,, Northern Ireland, BT9 5HTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IBM United Kingdom LimitedFramework contractor PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3AU, PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3AU, UK, PO6 3AU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.