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title: "MOD 14/21 - ID 1458670 - Invest NI - Provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028f7d"
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# MOD 14/21 - ID 1458670 - Invest NI - Provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services

Buyer: INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028f7d

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## Summary

Invest Northern Ireland has completed the procurement process for the provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services under the title "MOD 14/21 - ID 1458670". The procurement falls within the IT services sector, specifically classified as consulting, software development, and internet support. The contracting authority is based in Belfast, UK, and the contract is structured as a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. This contract commenced on 22nd August 2018 and has a duration of initially three years with the possibility of extensions, primarily due to increased demand for website support linked to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and changes from the EU exit.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those experienced in Drupal platforms and digital support solutions. Companies that focus on software development, website management, and digital consultancy would be well-suited to compete, especially if they have a capacity for scalability to meet potential future demands. With the increase in contracts arising from the ongoing digital transformation, this is an ideal time for businesses to position themselves within the public procurement landscape.

## Notice

Invest NI wish to extend the provision of Drupal Migration and Support Services in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (c) due to the unforeseen impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic which increased the number of website developments and amendments significantly in addition to implications of the EU exit impacting on business operations.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Invest NI appointed a Contractor to migrate, configure, maintain and support its key corporate websites on the Drupal 8 platform. The scope of this contract included the following services: * Design and build of a Drupal 8 environment including operating systems on supplied hardware, and with separate instances, suitable for all Invest NI corporate websites including the future migration of NIBusinessInfo; * Migration to Drupal 8 and provision of ongoing support and maintenance including operating system patching for the following Invest NI websites from the date the sites have been successfully migrated; InvestNI.com; NIConnections.com; BuyNIFood.com; and # Invest NI Corporate Intranet. * Future planned migration of nibusinessInfo.co.uk to Drupal 8 * Provision of ongoing support and maintenance; * Provision of Drupal technical and development resource through additional development days in support of our internal development team.

Options: This contract started on the Contract Commencement Date and will run for an initial period of three years and up to nine months.There are also seven 7 optional extension periods of one 1 year i.e. 3 years plus 9 months + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year +1 year + 1 year.

### Procurement Information

This is to allow for the provision of necessary services required for the contract, due to unforeseen reasons. The Contractor is the sole supplier of these services and is permissible under the PCR 2015 Regulations 72 1 (c).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002087-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £774,394 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 7ES |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEUEDA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2021 at 17:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002087-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.neueda.com
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:372837-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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