Official UK procurement notice
ID 6458713 - DAC 17/25 - DoJ NIPS - License for Business Objects
Authority: Northern Ireland Prison Service (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNIPS already own the required licenses but Enterprise Support is required in order to download future software releases, updates and for technical support and maintenance. The Supplier of the current licences own the IPR of the support tools and are the only supplier who can provide the required support.
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
- 30 Apr 2026, 08:21 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2026, 11:15 BST
- Authority reference
ID 6458713- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052234- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068eaeFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act. NIPS are proceeding with a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 where the following conditions are met;
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights,
only that 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 May 2026 → 3 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends150 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published146 days ago3 Jun 2026, 11:15 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published30 Apr 2026, 08:21 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 May 2026, 12:19 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jun 2026, 11:15 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withheld Section94 supplier3 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 | £208,333 | 19 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6458713 - DAC 17/25 - DoJ NIPS - License for Business Objects · Withheld Section94 supplier
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2026
- Value
- £208,333
- Period
- 3 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
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.
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- Withheld Section94 Supplier detailsAwarded 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