Official UK procurement notice
ID 6147370 DAC 78/25 DFE - CITB NI Support of New CIS and Website
Authority: Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITB NI) (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAppointment of a Supplier who can provide the technical support required to support the existing Computer Information System (CIS), a new CIS and website, and complete the remaining development of New CIS and updating of the website.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 07:32 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2025, 11:35 GMT
- Authority reference
ID 6147370 DAC 78/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070384- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059bdbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This Direct Award is justified on the grounds set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act Act 2023.
The following conditions of Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 are met in relation to this public
contract;
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Sept 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends387 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published353 days ago3 Nov 2025, 11:35 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published17 Sept 2025, 07:32 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2025, 16:52 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Nov 2025, 11:35 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| I3 DIGITAL LTDSME30 Sept 2025 – 29 Mar 2027 | £208,333 | 18 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6147370 DAC 78/25 DFE - CITB NI Support of New CIS and Website · I3 DIGITAL LTDSME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2025
- Value
- £208,333
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: There is no requirement to report on KPIs as the value of this contract is not above the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther 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- I3 DIGITAL 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender