Official UK procurement notice
P19591 - Replacement of DETI - Insolvency Service ICT Application (BABS)
Authority: Department for the Economy (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDepartment for the Economy require continuous provision and support of their Insolvency Service ICT Application (BABS).
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jan 2026, 16:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jan 2026, 16:41 GMT
- Authority reference
P19591 Mod 147 25- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001613- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060239Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Department for the Economy must ensure continuity of service for this critical business function and require a modification of this contract value to align the contract duration with the original intent therefore ensuring the system operates for the full period envisaged at award. This contract was initially awarded for 5 years with optional extension periods of 3 + 2 years intended to commence from the system’s go-live date. However, due to implementation delays the system did not go live as early as planned and because of this the Department has lost several years of steady state operational. To address this, we propose extending the contract end date from 28/11/2026 to 08/12/2029, thereby achieving the full 10-year operational period as originally intended.
The Authority will be relying on Regulation 72(1) (b) Additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs. This modification is for a total of £542,060 leading to a revised contract total of £2,474,557.00
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITS Computing Limited | £2,366,660 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001613-2026-1 · ITS Computing Limited
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £2,366,660
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ITS Computing LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.