Official UK procurement notice
DOF - LPS- The provision of a Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Enterprise License Agreement
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLand and Property Services LPS wish to procure Feature Manipulation Engine FME licensing which allows scalability to meet changing business needs and provides a Feature Manipulation Engine FME Enterprise License type Agreement ELA to support the use of FME Server and Desktop. The contract will commence of the 1st April 2026 for an initial period of 4 years until 31st March 2030. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Dec 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · License management software package · Mapping software development services · Mapping software package · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£291,000
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender Documentation.
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).
- AC1 - Service Delivery and Contract Management: AC1 - Service Delivery and Contract Management weighting = 10 percent as per Tender Documentation
- AC2 - Cost: AC2 - Cost weighting = 90 percent per Tender Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender Documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Dec 2029
- First published
- 4 Feb 2026, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6378755- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010128- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06474cFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
- Risks
The Contracting Authority has identified the following risks as risks that satisfy the criteria of Schedule 8 sub-paragraph (6)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 i.e. that the risk/s could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but, because of its/their nature, cannot be addressed in the contract as awarded:
- Embedding software appropriately across all business areas of LPS to meet business objectives.
- Additional Service Days may be required to allow for continuous improvement and also to cover unknown risks that may arise throughout the contract period. These additional service days may be used to cover the following as a minimum;
- Support to apply patches and upgrades
- Support in migrating workbenches between versions
- Training
- Development of Workbenches
- Workbench interoperability between 32-Bit and 64-Bit
- Support publishing to FME Server
- Support regarding Software updates
The Pricing Schedule includes an area for Suppliers to insert their daily rate for the provision of additional services.
The Contracting Authority has concluded that there is a possibility that the contract may have to be modified as a result of a materialisation of the known risk/s at a later date in accordance with Schedule 8 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
For this requirement, Procurement Act 2023, Section 54 (3) is being utilised given the state of urgency that exists in relation to these goods that means that a 25 day participation period is impractical. In this instance the tendering period is being reduced to 17 days as an exception.
Timeline
4 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published260 days ago4 Feb 2026, 15:56 GMT
- Clarification questions by253 days ago11 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline244 days ago20 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent238 days ago27 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by230 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends225 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026- Tender notice published4 Feb 2026, 15:56 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Mar 2026, 15:04 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRISH MAPPING & GIS SOLUTIONS LTDSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030Options: This contract includes the option of additional Support Days which the buyer can uptake if required. | £492,000 | 27 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DOF - LPS- The provision of a Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Enterprise License Agreement · IRISH MAPPING & GIS SOLUTIONS LTDSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2026
- Value
- £492,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. This contract includes the option of additional Support Days which the buyer can uptake if required.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 3 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IRISH MAPPING & GIS SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender