Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
120 Malone Road,
Belfast,
BT9 5HT
UK
E-mail: procurement@nienetworks.co.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nienetworks.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Chief Information Office (CIO) Consultancy Support Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of Chief Information Office (CIO) Professional Services and as associated under a Direct Award, covering Implement Target Operating Model, Process Tooling enablement and Implement Data Classification model.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
962 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72100000
72200000
72220000
72600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award of Chief Information Office (CIO) Professional Services and as associated under a Direct Award, covering Target Operating Model implementation, Process Tooling enablement, and Data Classification model implementation.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
A competitive procurement exercise to source this requirement from another vendor is not possible due to the need to progress the outputs urgently.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
A competitive procurement exercise to source this requirement from another vendor is not possible due to the need to progress the outputs urgently.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-005552
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Chief Information Office (CIO) Consultancy Support Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IBM United Kingdom Limited
PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3AU
PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3AU
PO6 3AU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 962 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
A competitive procurement exercise to source this requirement from another vendor is not possible due to the need to progress the outputs urgently.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chicester Street
Belfast
BT1 3 JY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/03/2025