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MOD 14/21 - ID 1458670 - Invest NI - Provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services

INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND

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02 Feb 2021 at 17:08

Summary of the contracting process

Invest Northern Ireland has completed the procurement process for the provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services under the title "MOD 14/21 - ID 1458670". The procurement falls within the IT services sector, specifically classified as consulting, software development, and internet support. The contracting authority is based in Belfast, UK, and the contract is structured as a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. This contract commenced on 22nd August 2018 and has a duration of initially three years with the possibility of extensions, primarily due to increased demand for website support linked to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and changes from the EU exit.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those experienced in Drupal platforms and digital support solutions. Companies that focus on software development, website management, and digital consultancy would be well-suited to compete, especially if they have a capacity for scalability to meet potential future demands. With the increase in contracts arising from the ongoing digital transformation, this is an ideal time for businesses to position themselves within the public procurement landscape.

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Notice Title

MOD 14/21 - ID 1458670 - Invest NI - Provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services

Notice Description

Invest NI wish to extend the provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (c) due to the unforeseen impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic which increased the number of website developments and amendments significantly in addition to implications of the EU exit impacting on business operations.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Invest NI appointed a Contractor to migrate, configure, maintain and support its key corporate websites on the Drupal 8 platform. The scope of this contract included the following services: * Design and build of a Drupal 8 environment including operating systems on supplied hardware, and with separate instances, suitable for all Invest NI corporate websites including the future migration of NIBusinessInfo; * Migration to Drupal 8 and provision of ongoing support and maintenance including operating system patching for the following Invest NI websites from the date the sites have been successfully migrated; InvestNI.com; NIConnections.com; BuyNIFood.com; and # Invest NI Corporate Intranet. * Future planned migration of nibusinessInfo.co.uk to Drupal 8 * Provision of ongoing support and maintenance; * Provision of Drupal technical and development resource through additional development days in support of our internal development team.

Options: This contract started on the Contract Commencement Date and will run for an initial period of three years and up to nine months.There are also seven 7 optional extension periods of one 1 year i.e. 3 years plus 9 months + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year +1 year + 1 year.

Procurement Information

This is to allow for the provision of necessary services required for the contract, due to unforeseen reasons. The Contractor is the sole supplier of these services and is permissible under the PCR 2015 Regulations 72 1 (c).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-028f7d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002087-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£774,394 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20187 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 7ES
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NEUEDA

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