Notice Information
Notice Title
S1205 Provision of ERP System Integrator Professional Services to Support the Implementation of SAP S/4 HANA
Notice Description
The purpose of this Procurement is to appoint an ERP System Integrator Professional Services Provider to support NIE Networks in the delivery of its SAP S/4 HANA implementation programme. Bidders should refer to the Specification document and supporting documentation which provide detailed background and further information on the requirements.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NIE Networks Ltd has been operating on SAP products since 1999 when SAP ECC was implemented with SAP Business Objects and SRM was added in 2008. In 2012 the company made a strategic investment by implementing the utility application SAP IS-U (separate instance) and SAP BW, further adding to the utilisation of SAP products and establishing a core technology platform on NIE Networks Ltd IT estate. The SAP applications form a fundamental platform in supporting the core NIE Networks business and market processes. Multiple internal non-SAP applications and external partner systems are integrated with the SAP system estate, working together to provide end to end business capabilities and overall compliance with Regulatory, Market and Statutory obligations. From the end of 2027, the current version of SAP ERP transitions to extended vendor support arrangements and will be out of full support by the end of 2030. NIE Networks Ltd plans to upgrade to SAP S/4 HANA to ensure interoperability with current systems be maintained and to fully leverage new technologies and functionalities on an established platform, thus maintaining a stable and secure system within the company's IT estate. The purpose of the Contract will be the provision of Systems Integrator services to support the design, build and deployment of the upgrade of the current SAP (ECC, SRM and IS-U) systems to the new S/4HANA solution and supporting applications. It is currently anticipated that the solution scope will include, but not limited to: - Migrating from SAP ECC6.0, SRM and IS-U to SAP S/4 HANA - Migrating from SAP Business Objects and Business Warehouse to a new SAP reporting architecture - Migration of a bespoke Job Management System (JMS), which supports the New Connections function, to S/4 HANA The Services Scope includes but is not limited to: Programme and Project Governance & Management including Quality Assurance; Business Process Design & Gap Identification; SAP S/4 HANA Detailed Design; Solution Build (Configuration & RICEFWs) & Unit Testing; Support for Data Cleansing & Non-SAP Extraction; SAP Data Extraction and Data Transformation & Load; Test Management, Tooling & Train the Testers; Planning, Preparation, Execution and Closure of Unit, System and Integration Testing; Support for User Acceptance, Non-Functional & Market Cutover Planning & Management; Support for Business Readiness Testing & End-User Training and Training Documentation; Cutover Execution; Go-live Support (Hypercare); SAP S/4 HANA Technical Architecture & Basis; Organisational Change Management, Communications and Training; Project Tooling e.g. process modelling, data migration and legacy retention, code remediation, testing and training; SAP S/4 HANA Licence Advice; Optional Service: SAP S/4 HANA Supplier Licence Management & Resale.
Options: The Contract will be for an initial term beginning on the Effective Date (as defined in the Contract) and ending four (4) years later, followed by up to two (2) extension periods of one (1) year each at NIE Networks' sole discretion, providing a maximum potential Contract duration of six (6) years from the Effective Date
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a50c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004634-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48100000 - Industry specific software package
48217000 - Transaction-processing software package
48430000 - Inventory management software package
48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
48490000 - Procurement software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
72212442 - Financial systems software development services
72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services
72212490 - Procurement software development services
72212517 - IT software development services
72212700 - Software development services utilities
72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
72224000 - Project management consultancy services
72224100 - System implementation planning services
72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
72246000 - Systems consultancy services
72260000 - Software-related services
72265000 - Software configuration services
72300000 - Data services
72500000 - Computer-related services
72514000 - Computer facilities management services
72590000 - Computer-related professional services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £81,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jan 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST,
- Postcode
- BT9 5HT
- Postcode Area
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
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