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IT Service Management (ITSM) System
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission · Central government
In brief
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £419,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 February 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission are at the outset of preparing for robust, credible and transparent preliminary market engagement exercise to develop a deliverable and affordable option for the IT Service Management (ITSM) System.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) is to gather insights and feedback from the market to inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification for ITSM System, as well as assist the Assembly Commission to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of procurement are considered.
This is not a tender exercise; participation is optional and won't affect future procurement opportunities. Interested suppliers can download the questionnaire and must submit completed forms via the portal's messaging function by 3pm on Wednesday 8 October 2025.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-BELFAST:-IT-software-development-services./MQR24XEE85
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/MQR24XEE85
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 061558-2025
About the buyer
Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionLast 12 months
Procurements
15Awards
11Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- CORE Financial Systems Limited2 contracts
- Alemba Ltd.1 contract
- Elcom Systems Limited1 contract
- Get Swarms Ltd.1 contract
- Microsoft Limited1 contract
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From notice 061558-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.