AwardedAwarded 25 June 2026

CA297 - IT Delivery Partners

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks · Private utility

In brief

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks awarded IT and software and computer hardware work to Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Limited and IBM United Kingdom Limited and 8 others on 25 June 2026.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

NIE Networks intends, following the process outlined in the Invitation to Tender, to award a number of Framework Agreements to the most economically advantageous Economic Operators for the provision of the Services, across a number of Lots as detailed below. Lot 1 – ArcGIS Development Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) ArcGIS development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot. 5.3. Lot 2 – Maximo…Read the full description
NIE Networks intends, following the process outlined in the Invitation to Tender, to award a number of Framework Agreements to the most economically advantageous Economic Operators for the provision of the Services, across a number of Lots as detailed below. Lot 1 – ArcGIS Development Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) ArcGIS development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot. 5.3. Lot 2 – Maximo Development Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) Maximo development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot. Lot 3 – Agile Project Delivery Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators who can bring together Agile teams to deliver outputs on a fixed price or time and materials (T&M) basis in response to NIE Networks Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot. Lot 4 – Change Project Delivery Partners This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators with extensive Systems Integration experience who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1 - ArcGIS Development Partners
What this lot covers

NIE Networks intends to place a panel of up to five organisations on framework agreements for this Lot 1. This Lot is for the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) ArcGIS development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. The framework for this lot will be awarded for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend (entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks) for up to a further 2 periods of up to 2 years each. That is a possible 7 years in total (3 years, with optional 2 x 2-year extensions)

IT services and software—
Lot 2 – Maximo Development Partners
What this lot covers

NIE Networks intends to place a panel of up to five organisations on framework agreements for this Lot 2. This Lot is for the engagement of Economic Operators who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) Maximo development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. The framework for this lot will be awarded for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend (entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks) for up to a further 2 periods of up to 2 years each. That is a possible 7 years in total (3 years, with optional 2 x 2-year extensions).

IT services and software—
Lot 3 Agile Project Delivery Partners
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the engagement of Economic Operators who can bring together Agile teams to deliver outputs on a fixed price or time and materials (T&M) basis in response to NIE Networks Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot.

IT services and software—
Lot 4 – Change Project Delivery Partners
What this lot covers

This Lot is concerned with the engagement of Economic Operators with extensive Systems Integration experience who can deliver fixed price or time and materials (T&M) development projects in response to NIE Networks’ Description of Services. It is anticipated that the five most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot.

IT services and software, Computer hardware, Telecoms and networks—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
3 bids received
Lot 1 - ArcGIS Development Partners£3,000,000
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Accenture UK Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Ernst & Young LLP
6 bids received
Lot 2 – Maximo Development Partners£3,000,000
Ve3 Global Ltd (SME)
Ernst & Young LLP
Cranmore Consulting Limited
Endava (UK) Limited
Expleo Solutions UK Ltd
11 bids received
Lot 3 Agile Project Delivery Partners£6,000,000
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Accenture UK Ltd
CGI IT UK Limited
Ernst & Young LLP
KPMG & Partners
5 bids received
Lot 4 – Change Project Delivery Partners£22,000,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 061395-2026

About the buyer

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    Belfast City CouncilNorthern IrelandLeisure, culture and events, Security

    Closing soon3 days leftLow competition

    £400kestimated
  2. P-3380 Accounts Payable Document Capture Solution

    TranslinkNorthern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSmall contract

    £298kestimated
  3. T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme

    Derry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern IrelandMarketing and communications, IT services and software

    Open7 days left

    £450kestimated
  4. T26-121CRO Committee Management Software

    Derry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern IrelandIT services and software

    Open7 days leftSmall contract

    £45kestimated
  5. ID 6723703 - DOF - EDD - NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Solution

    Northern Ireland Policing BoardNorthern IrelandIT services and software

    Open7 days left

    £5.5mestimated

From notice 061395-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.