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C1118 - Future Corporate Systems

NI WATER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Jan 2023 at 17:41

Tender

03 Dec 2021 at 16:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries have completed a procurement process for a contract titled "C1118 - Future Corporate Systems" in the services category. This contract aims to find a delivery partner to design, implement, and support an integrated Finance, Commercial, and HR solution. The procurement method used was a selective negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. The contracting authority, NI Water and its subsidiaries, based in Belfast, awarded the contract with a maximum value of £13.5 million to Fujitsu Ltd. The contract has been signed on 23rd January 2023.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses in the IT services industry, particularly those offering consulting, software development, and Internet support services, to partner with the public sector and provide innovative solutions. Companies with experience in implementing integrated systems for finance, commercial, and HR functions would be well-suited to compete. The contract, now active, involves a structured procurement process that emphasizes quality criteria at 70% and cost at 30%, offering long-term growth potential for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

C1118 - Future Corporate Systems

Notice Description

Delivery partner to design, implement and support an integrated Finance, Commercial and HR solution for NI Water. NI Water wishes to run a single procurement process seeking System Implementation partner (SI) led proposals whereby SI and cloud solution provider will be procured together as a holistic implementation, solution and support offering. NI Water hopes that this procurement process will return the optimal solution that delivers value-for-money based upon stated target outcomes/requirements, rather than seeking to select a solution, or solution components that may not deliver an effective integrated solution.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Delivery partner to design, implement and support an integrated Finance, Commercial and HR solution for NI Water. NI Water wishes to run a single procurement process seeking System Implementation partner (SI) led proposals whereby SI and cloud solution provider will be procured together as a holistic implementation, solution and support offering. NI Water hopes that this procurement process will return the optimal solution that delivers value-for-money based upon stated target outcomes/requirements, rather than seeking to select a solution, or solution components that may not deliver an effective integrated solution. Additional information: NI Water is awarding this contract to Fujitsu Ltd. The contract has a maximum value of PS13.5m, the anticipated contract value is between PS11m - PS13.5m. NI Water will also be awarding a separate contract to Oracle Corporation Ltd at a maximum value of PS12m. the anticipated value is between PS10m -PS12m.. The award will be notified by a separate award notice.

Options: Initial contract term is 5 years. The Implementation and Support service tower may be extended by 1+1 years. The SaaS service tower may be extended by 5 + 5 years

Renewal: The contract is initially for 5 years. The implementation and support tower may be extended by 1 +1 years. The SaaS tower may be extended by 5+5 years. Assuming a contract award in August 2021, the Implementation and Support tower will be potentially renewed in 2027 with a similar renewal date for the SaaS service tower.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd2d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002069-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior 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

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72500000 - Computer-related services

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£23,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£21,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£13,500,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Jan 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
The spport element of this contract may be retendered in 5 -7 years time. The SaaS element of the contract may be retendered in 5 -10 years time.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NI WATER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT14 6TE
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
Chichester Park
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FUJITSU SERVICES

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