Scope
Description
This engagement ensures that the critial operations system, Oracle Network Management System (NMS)1 maintenance and licencing remains in place. Given NMS' integral role in NIE Networks' network operations outage management, fault and emergency response and storm escalations, it is essential to maintain NMS and ensure it is fully supported so that continuity of service can remain. As this supplier has intellectual property rights only this supplier can supply the services required, and there are no reasonable alternatives.
Contract 1. NMS Software Licence Purchase & Support renewal
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,357,000 excluding VAT
- £1,628,400 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
2 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72212218 - License management software development services
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Utilities
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
Clause 41 "Direct Award in Special Cases" of the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 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, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Supplier
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
- Companies House: 01782505
Oracle Parkway,Thames Valley Park
Reading, Berkshire
RG6 1RA
United Kingdom
Email: contact@oracle.com
Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. NMS Software Licence Purchase & Support renewal
Contracting authority
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
- Companies House: NI026041
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
United Kingdom
Organisation type: Private utility
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland