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Published 20 May 2024, 10:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Network Management System (NMS) Upgrade

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 20 May 2024no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NIE Networks utilises an Oracle Network Management System for outage management and to support fault and emergency and storm escalation processes. There is a requirement to maintain support on this critical business application.

CPV: Data network management and support services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Upgrade to NMS SystemAwarded

Upgrade to NMS System. Additional information: The contract is for the upgrade of NIE Networks Ltd current Network Management System and the associated hardware. Oracle are the only provider are able deliver this upgrade to maintain vendor support.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 May 2024, 10:44 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2024, 15:41 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018944
Classification (CPV)
Data network management and support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0468c5 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The contract is for the upgrade of our current Network Management System and the associated hardware. Oracle are the only provider are able deliver this upgrade to maintain vendor support.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 20 May 2024

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £5,810,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Network Management System Upgrade

    Signed
    20 May 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Network Management System (NMS) Upgrade

    Signed
    20 May 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity 120 Malone Road,, Belfast,, Northern Ireland, BT9 5HTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.