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title: "NOMIS - Software, Live Service Support, Development and Maintenance"
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# NOMIS - Software, Live Service Support, Development and Maintenance

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0553f1

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has engaged in a procurement process under the title “NOMIS - Software, Live Service Support, Development and Maintenance”, aiming to provide the National Offender Management Information System (NOMIS) with continuous support. This procurement addresses services such as licence provision, maintenance, and development crucial for HM Prison Service operations in England and Wales. The procurement method employed is a direct award, justified by the intellectual property rights held by the current supplier, N. Harris Computer Corporation. This contract, valued at £21,341,062.46, spans from 29 September 2025 to 28 September 2028, with a possible one-year extension. The Ministry of Justice, located in London, facilitates this procurement, driven by the necessity to ensure uninterrupted service of this critical offender case management framework.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for businesses operating within the IT services and software development sectors, particularly those engaged in large-scale systems maintenance and digital support. The procurement serves as a platform for entities capable of handling sensitive information systems to further their involvement with public authorities and deepen their expertise in highly regulated environments. More precisely, firms with a strong background in software maintenance, live service support, and development, especially those that have experience with bespoke systems where intellectual property rights are a significant factor, stand to benefit significantly from engaging with this tender process. This opportunity not only offers a chance to contribute to public service but also to strengthen a company’s portfolio and reputation in managing sophisticated governmental IT infrastructures.

## Notice

The provision of the National Offender Information System (NOMIS) software and live service support, maintenance and development for HM Prison Service in England and Wales.

### Procurement Information

The National Offender Management Information System ("NOMIS") is an operational database and is the core offender case management system used in prisons in England and Wales and therefore is a critical service. It is a digital system which holds details relating to the offenders which includes the type of offence(s), the type of custody and any other relevant personal information. In addition, there are many systems that have a dependency on NOMIS. For example: * prison reporting - a separate system which combines NOMIS data with other sources - prisons run thousands of reports a month; and * a separate analytical platform which combines NOMIS data with other systems to produce all MOJ official reports and statistics. NOMIS contains sensitive information and needs to be supported and maintained to prevent malfunctions, perform data fixes, and implement changes. The services to be provided by the supplier under the contract include licences for NOMIS, live service support and maintenance (third and fourth line) and ensuring NOMIS remains in vendor support with all components including database and middleware. The supplier has been licensing NOMIS since at least 2017. The services are required on a 3+1 year basis from and including 28 September 2025. The contracting authority ("MOJ") is relying on the single supplier direct award justifications in paragraphs 5 and 6 of schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023: * paragraph 5 (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works and * paragraph 6 (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works The explanations for why the justifications apply are as follows. Intellectual property rights - paragraph 5. This justification applies because due to the intellectual property provisions in the contract only the supplier has the intellectual property rights needed to be able to provide the services. NOMIS has been in use for several years and the intellectual property provisions in the contract include the following: o all intellectual property rights existing in the NOMIS System at the start of the contract belong to the supplier and are the supplier's background intellectual property rights o all intellectual property rights created only by the supplier in relation to the NOMIS System during the term of the contract shall be deemed to be part of the NOMIS System and therefore owned by the supplier o MOJ does not have any express rights to transfer or licence the intellectual property rights in the NOMIS System to a replacement supplier No reasonable alternatives In the absence of the intellectual property rights that would be needed for an alternative supplier to be able to provide the services, the only reasonable potential alternative would be for another supplier to have to develop a replacement solution to MOJ's requirements, whether building from scratch or configuring a commercial off the shelf solution. They would then need time for testing and mobilisation of that solution. There is not sufficient time for any alternative supplier to design, build, test, and deploy an alternative solution by the date the services are required. This is evidenced by the number of years it is taking to replace NOMIS by transitioning to a new Digital Prison Services ("DPS"). The DPS platform is being deployed and is being used in all prisons with new services being rolled out incrementally over time to eventually end use of NOMIS for core prison functions. MOJ is 3-4 years into the build of DPS and the estimated full go live date of DPS is September 2028 with full replacement of NOMIS by 2029. It is not reasonable to procure and fully implement an alternative interim offender management system to NOMIS and DPS by 28 September 2025 or at any point prior to September 2028 because it would not be feasible to do so for practical and financial reasons. It would need to be bespoke to allow it to work with HMPPS and be integrated into wider MOJ systems. It would take a significant amount of time to design, secure all necessary approvals and governance including obtaining funding and procure a new interim system and roll it out fully which would include integrating it to ensure compatibility with other systems. NOMIS took over 3 years to roll out to the full prison estate and the transition from NOMIS to DPS is estimated to take a total of 6 years of dual running to transition fully away from NOMIS. Transitioning to an interim solution which is not NOMIS or DPS is not reasonable because it would mean having to train thousands of staff in prisons and other users of NOMIS to use a new interim system. Training on any new interim system would be essential because if staff did not know how to operate it correctly, the consequences could be catastrophic and would pose a very high risk to the safety of the public, MOJ staff and prisoners. Due to the current difficulties in prisons operations, a training programme of this size would not be feasible or reasonable especially for an interim solution. Therefore, there are no reasonable alternatives. The second justification is absence of competition for technical reasons - paragraph 6 There is an absence of competition for technical reasons which are based on the same arguments as for the intellectual property rights justification under paragraph 5, which are stated above. NOMIS is bespoke and an alternative supplier would not be able to walk in and take over the services on the date from which they are required due to the intellectual property rights of the supplier. Instead, another supplier would have to build a replacement service and as stated in the justification under paragraph 5 above, this is not possible to do by the time the services are required. No reasonable alternatives The same justifications, stated above, for why there are no reasonable alternatives for paragraph 5 intellectual property rights, apply to the justification for paragraph 6. Therefore, there are no reasonable alternatives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055261-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £21,341,062 |
| Contracts value | £21,341,062 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | N. HARRIS COMPUTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

## Release History

- 11 Jun 2026 at 13:14 - Implementation - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055261-2026
- 5 Nov 2025 at 08:19 - AwardUpdate - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071077-2025
- 8 Oct 2025 at 12:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063294-2025
- 11 Sep 2025 at 14:28 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055891-2025
- 31 Jul 2025 at 08:57 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044588-2025
- 26 Jun 2025 at 09:35 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035307-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055261-2026
  11th June 2026 - Contract performance notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071077-2025
  5th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063294-2025
  8th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055891-2025
  11th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044588-2025
  31st July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035307-2025
  26th June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7350
  Redacted contract part A
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7351
  Redacted contract part B

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement
- https://www.harriscomputer.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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