Official UK procurement notice
T2609 Provision of Maintenance and Support for the Housing Benefit System for NIHE
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNotice of award of a tender for the maintenance and support for the existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes to the system.
CPV: Computer support services · Custom software development services · Software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Maintenance and support service for the existing housing benefit system for the…Awarded
Maintenance and support service for the existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 25 Feb 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Authority reference
T2609- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007109- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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
This notice is issued in accordance with Reg 32(2)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations to explain the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in this instance. The maintenance and support of an existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes has been awarded to NEC Software Solutions UK Limited to guarantee continued maintenance and support of the existing system. The existing housing benefit system is iWorld software owned by NEC Software Solutions UK Limited, NEC Software Solutions UK Limited are the sole company who can maintain and support the housing benefit system.
Publisher note: This notice is issued in accordance with Reg 32(2)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations to explain the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in this instance. The maintenance and support of an existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes has been awarded to NEC Software Solutions UK Limited to guarantee continued maintenance and support of the existing system. The existing housing benefit system is iWorld software owned by NEC Software Solutions UK Limited, NEC Software Solutions UK Limited are the sole company who can maintain and support the housing benefit system.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Software Solutions LTD | £759,329 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
T2609 Provision of Maintenance and Support for the Housing Benefit System for NIHE · NEC Software Solutions LTD
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £759,329
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NEC Software Solutions UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.