Official UK procurement notice
ID 4360110 - DoF - LPS - PROVISION OF ARCGIS LICENCING, SERVICES AND TRAINING
Authority: The Department of Finance,·Consortium: 44 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Finance (DoF), Land Property Services (LPS) has on behalf of the NICS Departments, Arms-Length Bodies (ALBs), Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) and Government Companies (herein after referred to as the ‘Customer’) detailed in Annex A of the Specification have a requirement for the provision of ArcGIS Licensing, Managed Services, Professional Service, and Training Services. The Buyer wishes to establish a call-off Contract for the provision of:
- ArcGIS Enterprise Licensing Agreements (ELA).
- ArcGIS Licensing Agreements.
- Subscription licensing for any ArcGIS software listed at ArcGIS Product List .
- Managed Services.
- Professional Services.
- Training Services.
- Additional Services.
CPV: Computer-related professional services · Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent) · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 40%
- Quantitative Criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 40
- Quantitative Criteria: 60
- Suitability
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contract Regulations. 2015 as set out in the Information Memorandum and Selection Questionnaire. A selection process will also be used to identify. economic operators, who having submitted a response to the Selection Questionnaire, sufficiently demonstrate to the Department’s satisfaction the appropriate technical and professional ability, economic, financial and legal standing to meet the requirements of the contract
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Jan 2024, 16:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:36 BST
- Authority reference
ID 4360110- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088168- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04361bFind a Tender
- Performance terms
The appointment to the contract will be subject to the preferred supplier demonstrating. that the minimum requirements specified in the selection questionnaire continue to be met and that there being no material adverse.. change to the standing of the supplier. The appointment will also be subject to all other necessary due diligence being carried out by the Authority. Contract performance will be subject to the conditions specified in the contract, which may include social and environmental clauses in order to promote equality of opportunity and sustainable development. Further details are set out at Section VI.3 below and furthermore in the Information Memorandum
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, It was not appropriate to incorporate a standstill period prior to award of this contract..
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue. The call off contract. is being let by the Department of Finance on behalf of any listed public sector. organisations requiring services in Northern Ireland including:- Government Departments; Agencies; Non-departmental Public Bodies;. or other Contracting Authority (including subsidised. bodies or other grant recipients). A list of organisations is included in the tender. documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Mar 2024 → 17 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until29 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published38 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:36 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Oct 2024- Status changed to complete4 Oct 2024, 10:17 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Oct 2024, 10:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esri Ireland Ltd.SMEContract | £38,284,992 † | — | Awarded |
| Esri Ireland Ltd.SME | £42,118,313 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Esri Ireland Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2024
- Value
- £38,284,992
- Status
- active
Contract 088168-2026-1-1 · Esri Ireland Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2024
- Value
- £42,118,313
- Status
- active
- Change The Department of Finance require an uplift on the contract value due to an unforeseen expanded operational and legislative responsibilities placed on DAERA since contract award and to also provide sufficient headroom for the onboarding of PSNI and Waterways Ireland as participants on this Collaborative contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modification request is to increase the Contract Value by £3,833,32. The Regulations permit the modification of a contract where the changes proposed meet one or more of the prescribed tests as set out in Regulation 72. Having considered the information provided there would appear to be convincing reasons to modify this contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement. This modification is for a total of £3,833,32 leading to a revised contract total of £42,118,313.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
20 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Agri-Food Bioscience Institute AFBIContracting authority
- Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NIContracting authority
- Arts Council of Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Charity Commission for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Department for Communities NIContracting authority
- Department for Infrastructure NIContracting authority
- Department for Infrastructure NI DFIContracting authority
- Department for the Economy NIContracting authority
- Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural AffairsContracting authority
- Department of Education NIContracting authority
- Department of Education NI DEContracting authority
- Department of FinanceContracting authority
- Department of Infrastructure NI DFIContracting authority
- Department of Justice NIContracting authority
- Department of Justice NI DOJContracting authority
- Department of communitiesContracting authority
- Education Authority Northern Ireland EANIContracting authority
- Foras na GaeilgeContracting authority
- Libraries NIContracting authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Esri Ireland LtdAwarded supplier
- Esri Ireland Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria