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ID 6421140 - DoF – IT Assist – Provision and Support of a Server Patch Management Solution
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
+4 more
Published value
£225,000
Submission deadline 26 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Finance: "ID 6421140 - DoF – IT Assist – Provision and Support of a Server Patch Management Solution". Published status: active. Published value: £225,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department of Finance | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 26 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £225,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department of Finance
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Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 26 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Finance | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST | Last source update31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information systems and servers, Software package and information systems, Software package utilities, Software-related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d954 | ||
What is being bought
IT Assist require the provision of a Server Patch Management Tool to patch approximately 2400 servers. IT Assist (The Buyer) has responsibility for the delivery of common IT systems and services to support the business objectives of the 9 Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Departments and approximately 40 Arms-Length organisations. Services are delivered to approximately 28000 NICS staff and customers located across Northern Ireland. The Buyer is responsible for the hosting, administration and maintenance of both virtual and physical server infrastructure. It is anticipated the Contract will be awarded in September 2026, with a 2 week implementation period prior to the Licencing period commencing on 11th October 2026 for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of up to 12 months each for the supply and delivery of a patch management system. Please see document entitled “ID 6421140 – Specification” for full details of the requirement.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £225,000
31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST - Status changed to active
31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST - Official notice release published
31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST - Submission deadline changed to 26 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST - Buyer information updated
31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£225,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST - Submission deadline
26 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department of Finance
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVTL-7513-YWVJDocuments (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 31 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST
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