IT Managed Service Procurement

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    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-047a53-2025-12-15T11:55:33Z",
    "date": "2025-12-15T11:55:33Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-047a53",
    "description": "Under no circumstances will NIE Networks or its advisors be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders, their funders and/or their respective advisors arising directly or indirectly from the procurement process, their participation in or termination thereof, including, without limitation, preparation and submission of responses, as a result of any changes or adjustments made to the procurement documents or the exclusion/disqualification of a Bidder. Only the express terms of the contractual documents, if and when executed shall have any contractual effect in connection with the matters to which this procurement process relates. Neither the issue of the procurement documents, nor any of the information presented in them, should be regarded as a commitment or representation on the part of NIE Networks (or any other person) to enter into a contractual arrangement. Nothing in the procurement documents should be interpreted as a commitment by NIE Networks to award a contract to a Bidder as a result of this. procurement process, nor to accept the lowest price or any tender. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a tenderer shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the contract has been confirmed by NIE Networks. As such, NIE Networks reserves the right at any time to cancel, withdraw or amend the procurement process at any stage.",
    "initiationType": "tender",
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        "title": "IT Managed Service Procurement",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "72000000",
            "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
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        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "NIE Networks is the electricity Distribution Network Operator and Transmission Network Owner in Northern Ireland. NIE Networks is responsible for the network of engineering assets that allows the transmission and distribution of electricity to customers' premises from electricity generators. The purpose of this procurement was to appoint an IT Managed Services Provider that will: operate and transform the IT and Telecoms infrastructure; ensure that NIE Networks can fulfil its Network and Information Security (NIS) obligations as a provider of Critical National Infrastructure; provide effective support across the business through high-quality service management; and assist NIE Networks in delivering its Digital & IT change programme for the RP7 regulatory period. The scope of the contract will include: * Service Management * Infrastructure Management * Data Hosting * Cyber Security * Telecommunications * Resource Augmentation Services * Supplier Licence Management * Supplier Invoice Processing NIE Networks has estimated the value of the Contract to be between PS150million and PS200million.The estimated value of the Contract outlined in Section II.1.7 and Section V.2.4 represents the total potential value of the contract over its full potential duration. This value is based upon the: * transition and transformation activities outlined in the PIM; * annual costs of managing and running the IT Managed Service; * capital costs and residual operational costs of delivering IT upgrade and obsolescence projects across our infrastructure, applications and telecommunications estate via Change Control; and * pass-through costs for purchases and maintenance of third-party licenses acquired by the IT Managed Service Provider for NIE Networks' use.",
        "value": {
            "amount": 200000000,
            "currency": "GBP"
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                "id": "1",
                "description": "This procurement procedure was conducted in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) and NIE Networks used the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition for the award of the Contract. The purpose of this procurement was to appoint an IT Managed Services Provider that will: operate and transform the IT and Telecoms infrastructure; ensure that NIE Networks can fulfil its Network and Information Security (NIS) obligations as a provider of Critical National Infrastructure; provide effective support across the business through high-quality service management; and assist NIE Networks in delivering its Digital & IT change programme for the RP7 regulatory period.",
                "status": "cancelled",
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                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 3780
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                "hasRenewal": false,
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                    "minimumCandidates": 3,
                    "maximumCandidates": 3
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                    "description": "As stated in the pre-qualification questionnaire documents."
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                    "description": "The Contract will be for an initial term beginning on the Effective Date (as defined in the Contract ) and ending five (5) years from the later of the 1st April 2026 and the Transition Completion Date (as defined in the Contract), followed by up to five (5) extension periods of one (1) year each at NIE Networks' sole discretion, providing a maximum potential Contract duration of ten (10) years from and including the later of the 1st April 2026 and the Transition Completion Date. Please note that, in the event of any slippage to the Transition Completion Date beyond 1st April 2026 (which will be outside the control of NIE Networks once the contract is awarded), the total duration of the contract could potentially exceed the 126 months referenced in Section II.1.7 of the Contract Notice."
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            "futureNoticeDate": "2024-08-30T00:00:00+01:00"
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            "depositsGuarantees": "Bidders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, consortium members) may rely on the resources of third-party entities, with which they are directly or indirectly linked, in order to meet the selection criteria set out in the PQQ. NIE Networks reserves the right to require such assurance as it considers necessary and to require the provision of a guarantee, performance bond, direct agreement, or collateral warranty from the third-party entity(ies).",
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            "bidValidityPeriod": {
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            "financialTerms": "As stated in the procurement documents.",
            "tendererLegalForm": "In the event of a consortium submission, each consortium member may be required to contract with NIE Networks on such basis as is considered appropriate by NIE Networks, at its discretion. However, having regard to the nature, size and complexity of the Contract and the likely roles of the consortium parties, Bidders should note that NIE Networks' intention is to require one consortium member to contract as the prime contractor (with the remaining consortium members being appointed as sub-contractors to the prime contractor and entering into direct agreements, collateral warranties or guarantees with NIE Networks).",
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            "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed",
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            "invitationDate": "2024-12-16T00:00:00Z"
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            "endDate": "2024-11-18T15:00:00Z"
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        "hasRecurrence": false,
        "reviewDetails": "The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland)."
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