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Provision of a Resilient Secondary Internet Connectivity Service

Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

21 Aug 2026 at 11:51

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 Jun 2026 at 15:50

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 Mar 2026 at 09:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is procuring a resilient secondary internet connectivity service for Parliament Buildings in Belfast. The requirement is for a fully independent additional internet connection to provide continuity if the existing primary connection fails or is disrupted. It supports critical parliamentary and corporate ICT services, including Assembly Broadcasting, legislative broadcasting and essential operational systems where availability and stability are important. The service includes supply, installation, configuration, testing, ongoing support and maintenance. This is an IT connectivity and internet service provider requirement, covering internet networking, related networking software and associated IT support services. Installation may need to account for the heritage and physical constraints of the Grade 1 listed Parliament Buildings.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. One lot was awarded to System Crew (Switzerland) GmbH on 20 August 2026, subject to a standstill period ending 2 September 2026. The award is valued at £144,000 excluding VAT and £172,800 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2029, with options for two further extensions of up to 12 months each, giving a maximum end date of 8 September 2031. Two bids were received and one reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted quality at 70% and price at 30%. The lot was suitable for SMEs, and contract signature was scheduled for 8 September 2026.

This award demonstrates established demand from the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission for independently routed connectivity that protects critical public-sector operations from primary network failure. Suppliers competing when the requirement returns would need to provide resilient internet infrastructure, dependable service availability and continuity arrangements, together with installation, configuration, testing, monitoring, support and maintenance. Credible providers are likely to combine internet service provider capability with network engineering and managed service operations. They should be able to plan and install within a Grade 1 listed building, addressing physical access, heritage permissions, surveys and other delivery dependencies. Evidence of stable performance, robust fault response and experience supporting broadcasting, legislative or other high-availability operational systems would strengthen a future qualification and quality submission.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Resilient Secondary Internet Connectivity Service

Notice Description

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission requires the provision of an additional, fully independent internet connection at Parliament Buildings, Belfast. The connection will strengthen network resilience and support continuity of critical parliamentary services, including Assembly Broadcasting and essential operational systems, in the event of failure or disruption to the Assembly Commission's existing internet connectivity. The contract includes the provision, installation, configuration, testing and ongoing support and maintenance of the internet connectivity service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Initial contract period of 36 months commencing on 9 September 2026, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of up to 12 months each, giving a maximum potential contract duration of 60 months.

Planning Information

Scope of Work and Outline Requirement The Assembly Commission is seeking to understand the market’s capability to provide a managed secondary data connectivity service to Parliament Buildings to enhance resilience of critical ICT services. The required service is intended to operate independently of the existing primary internet connectivity provision and provide continuity of service in the event of a failure affecting the primary connection. The service will support a range of operational systems including legislative broadcasting and corporate network services where availability and stability are essential. Parliament Buildings is a Grade 1 listed property and therefore installation approaches may be subject to physical and heritage constraints. The Assembly Commission is seeking to understand feasible methods of delivery within such constraints and any associated dependencies, permissions or surveys that may be required. The purpose of this engagement is to inform a future procurement and does not constitute a request for a solution design or proposal. The Assembly Commission wishes to understand achievable service levels, delivery considerations and market capability in order to develop a proportionate and deliverable specification. Engagement Activities During the engagement phase of this project, the Assembly Commission may undertake the following activities: - PME Questionnaire - Supplier Information Day

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670ff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079840-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

32412110 - Internet network

48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

48220000 - Internet and intranet software package

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

72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services

72411000 - Internet service providers ISP

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£144,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£144,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£144,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT4 3XX
Postcode Area
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
TLN06 Belfast
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Stormont
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

System Crew (Switzerland) GmbH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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