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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

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 061558-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

15

Awards

11

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. ID 6543869 - Managing Agent for InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme (Phase VII)

    InterTradeIrelandNorthern IrelandIT services and software, Management consultancy

    Closing soon21 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.84mestimated
  2. UREGNI - Customer Care Register Project Manager

    Utility Regulator (UREGNI)Northern IrelandArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £185kestimated
  3. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon6 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  4. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

    Scape Procure LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open10 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling
  5. CAWT PEACEPLUS - Replacement of Virtual Recovery College Learning Management System for Mental Health Education

    Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceNorthern IrelandIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Open10 days left

    £243kestimated

From notice 061558-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.