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FPL 1 Year Extension

Business Services Organisation ITS

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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14 Aug 2026 at 09:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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15 Jun 2026 at 14:39

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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15 Jun 2026 at 14:09

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Business Services Organisation ITS procured a fully managed finance and procurement software service for Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care organisations. The FPL online system supports finance and procurement tasks across HSCNI, including administration and processing, while OneAdvanced provides service support and third-party suppliers provide infrastructure and network support. FPL is a Tier 1 critical system because disruption would have significant operational consequences for clinical and business services. It supports staff and managers across HSCNI and protects HSCNI data within the managed service, helping organisations meet operational and legislative requirements. The service is delivered for HSCNI in Northern Ireland. The procurement is for IT services covering software support, infrastructure-related support and ongoing operation of a critical enterprise system.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a direct award to ONEADVANCED LIMITED. The award was made on 15 June 2026, the contract was signed on 30 July 2026, and the contract runs from 27 October 2026 to 16 October 2027. Its value is £2,974,992 excluding VAT and £3,569,990 including VAT. There was one completed lot. The direct award was justified because OneAdvanced holds intellectual property and other exclusive rights over the product, meaning it is the only supplier able to provide the required services. The procurement also supports continued use of the critical FPL service and delivery through the funded EQUIP Programme. The contract is active and the award is above the relevant threshold.

This procurement demonstrates demand for suppliers able to operate and support critical finance and procurement platforms across a complex health and social care environment. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need strong managed-service capability, including service desk and application support, resilient infrastructure and network arrangements, and effective coordination of third-party providers. Experience of enterprise finance and procurement systems would be important, as would the ability to maintain availability for users across multiple healthcare organisations and protect sensitive organisational data. Suppliers would also need to understand operational and legislative requirements in the health and social care sector, manage a system whose failure could materially disrupt business services, and demonstrate dependable continuity, security and support arrangements at a large public-sector scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FPL 1 Year Extension

Notice Description

FPL delivers and supports all the finance and procurement related business functions for the HSCNI. It is the online system which health and social care organizations started to use in 2011 to administer and process tasks . FPL is a Tier 1 Critical System, these services are the most critical clinical or business services across HSC. A service is considered Tier 1 if a failure of that service will result in a significant operational impact to HSC. Restore of these services are of utmost priority after Tier 0 services are restored; it allows all finance and procurement activities for HSCNI. The contract offers a fully managed service with Service Support being provided by One Advanced, infrastructure and network support provided by their 3rd Party suppliers. Staff and managers who work in all areas of HSCNI will have touch points with FPL. Ensuring that the FPL service is and continues to be available for use by HSCNI staff is critical The system secures all HSCNI data from within the managed service so that all HSCNI organisations can meet their operational and legislative needs. The system has been in place under a compliant contract since 2011, it was a 10 year contract with with the option to extend for 3+2, both extensions were availed of. The decision to award and not extend is that the previous contract had been extended twice and has now expired. BSO no longer, legally have the option to create a further extension.

Procurement Information

To ensure continued use of FPL providing critical Finance and Procurement services to HSCNI. The decision to direct award and not extend is that the previous contract had been extended twice and has now expired. BSO no longer, legally have the option to create a further extension. The supplier holds IPR over the product. These services will be covered under the EQUIP Programme that is already fully funded and nearing completion. As per Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act, where: "due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required." there is no other route to market to provide these services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b510
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077497-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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
£2,974,992 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,974,992 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
27 Oct 2026 - 16 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Business Services Organisation ITS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DQ
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ONEADVANCED LIMITED

Further Information

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