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title: "GIS Maintenance and Licensing 25-27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050c36"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE"
published: "2025-05-02"
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# GIS Maintenance and Licensing 25-27

Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050c36

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## Summary

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has completed the award process for its contract titled "GIS Maintenance and Licensing 25-27," focusing on IT services within the public authority sector. The procurement occurred through a direct method, below the threshold, meaning it proceeded without competition due to the specialised nature of the services. NEC Software Solutions UK Limited, based in Cheshire, has been selected as the supplier to provide essential Geographic Information System (GIS) services, ensuring robust support for NIFRS's operational command and control. The contract period spans from 15th May 2025 to 30th April 2027, aligning with Northern Irish devolved regulations as per the legal framework set under the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2023/54.

This tender opens avenues for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those offering consulting, software development, and support, to cater to critical infrastructure needs. Given the direct procurement method employed, companies with a proven track record in handling proprietary systems and those capable of servicing large-scale organisational requirements stand to benefit from entering similar public service sectors. This contract illustrates an opportunity for firms that hold intellectual property rights or have unique capabilities in managing GIS platforms, which play a vital role in effective resource mobilisation and enhancing decision-making processes within emergency services domains.

## Notice

Northern Ireland fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has used the NEC Software Solutions UK, (Previously known as Northgate Information Solutions), Geographical Information System (GIS) in its current iteration, since 2015. It comprises bespoke software licensed and maintained by NEC, who hold the intellectual property rights (IPR) for the software code and its constituent parts. This is made up of Software licences for Compass, which is a powerful address management gazetteer application that is fully compliant with the BS 7666 standard - this standard specifies a national format for storing property and street information. The database of addresses it supplies is required by Systems Support, to provide address information vital for the effective mobilisation of resources by the Regional Control Centre (RCC). It also allows additional information such as the location of hydrants, fire stations etc. to be stored. xc is the operator's visualisation tool, augmenting the NIFRS's command and control by dynamically tracking the current operational situation and facilitating informed decision making. It does this by providing locations of resources and incidents on Blueworld8.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018746-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 14 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £41,650 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | LISBURN |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT27 4SX |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Local authority | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Electoral ward | Wallace Park |
| Westminster constituency | Lagan Valley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS |

## 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 May 2025 at 11:48 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018746-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018746-2025
  2nd May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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