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Where this is the case revised tender documentation will be provided to all suppliers clearly indicating any refinements made. \nThe Contracting Authority reserves the right amend the stages of the competitive flexible procurement process. The process described above is indicative only and the finalised process will be provided in the tender documents." }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.\nPaper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.\nThe tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2026-10-29T15:00:00+00:00", "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-10-20T15:00:00+01:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2027-12-10T23:59:59+00:00" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 432000000, "amount": 360000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Qualitative Proposals (to include Technical Proposals and Social Value)", "description": "A full description of the award criteria will be provided at the next stage", "numbers": [ { "number": 65, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "price", "name": "Financial & Commercial", "description": "A full description of the award criteria will be provided at the next stage", "numbers": [ { "number": 35, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "secondStage": { "maximumCandidates": 3 }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "As per PSQ stage documentation " }, { "type": "technical", "description": "As per PSQ stage documentation " }, { "description": "The PSQ includes the following technical ability criteria on: \n3.3.1 \tHosting Services\t- weighting 15 \n3.3.2 \tDesktops, Laptops and Peripherals\t- Weighting15 \n3.3.3 \tService Desk - Weighting 10\n3.3.4\t Service Performance - Weighting\t15\n3.3.5 a\tApplications Support Services example 1 - Weighting\t5\n3.3.5 b\tApplications Support Services example 2 - Weighting\t5\n3.3.6 \tSecurity Management - Weighting\t15\n3.3.7 \tImplementation - Weighting\t5\n3.3.8\t Service Integration and Management - Weighting15\nFollowing submission and evaluation of the Conditions of Participation/Procurement Specific Questionaire (PSQ) Responses, the Authority envisages inviting the top three (3) ranked Suppliers that meet the PSQ requirements, to participate in the Tender stage of the competition. ", "forReduction": true } ] }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2028-01-01T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2033-12-31T23:59:59+00:00", "maxExtentDate": "2042-12-31T23:59:59+00:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "Extension end date if all extensions are used is estimated to be 31 December 2042.\nFollowing contract award there will be an implementation period of approximately 12 months (but could be longer or shorter depending on circumstances) prior to \"go-live\". The initial term from \"go-live\" will be five years. There are 3 x three year optional extension periods, plus an additional one year extension period, all subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority." }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "(13.2.1.1.)\tThe Authority has incorporated within the scope “Volume Based Services” in order to provide the Authority with the flexibility to increase or decrease the volumes of such Services during the Term of the Contract in line with changes in its operational requirements and in order for the Charges for such Services to vary in line with the service volumes that are required. Required volumetrics for this contract have been included as part of Charges.\n(13.2.2.4)\tAll such projects will progress through a project scoping, design and development process and their final implementation will be subject to there being an approved business case and allocated budgets and resources. Accordingly, it is not possible for the Authority to be definitive at this stage in relation to whether and how each of these projects might impact the scope and scale of the Operational Services for the Core IT Services in respect of Service Desk, Hosting Services, Application Support, and Desktops, Laptops and Peripherals. It should be noted that many of the impacts of these projects (e.g. in relation to service desk and hosting requirements) may be managed through the Volume Based Services mechanism described above and may not need to be called-off as Optional Services. Possible projects may include, but not be limited to: Supply of hardware as agreed and other hardware as defined by the Authority within the Service provision of this contract; Software upgrades; Changes to the number of applications hosted; - additional; Changes to the number of applications supported under Application Support; Supply of infrastructure, support and transition services for a potential replacement Data Centre; Server Refresh x 3 over length of contract; Backups and restores; Decommissioning and upgrading of end user devices; and Cloud storage.\n(13.2.2.7.)\tIn addition to any new Services arising from such projects, the Authority has also listed a number of other Optional Services summarised below: Extension of the Term – Authority will require the option to extend the initial five-year term by three periods of three years each, plus an additional 1 year which provides a maximum contract term of 15 years, excluding the implementation period; Service Desk Hours – Authority may require a change to the hours of its Service Desk operation; Service Desk Location – the current Service Desk is provided on Authority premises; however, Authority may require an option to extend the Authority network to off-site locations in the UK to facilitate remote access by the Core ICT Managed Services provider; ICS Location – ICS may move location as the Authority estate changes; Software upgrades and hardware replacements – Authority will examine in dialogue its approach to software upgrades and implementing hardware replacements (and potentially other periodic services of variable frequency) through the Core ICT Managed Service contract, which may result in such services being defined and structured as Optional Services within the Draft Project Agreement; Storage Area Network (SAN) – Authority will need to replace its existing SAN during the Term of the Core ICT Managed Services contract, so the Authority will require the Core ICT Managed Services Supplier to support the security, design, implementation, and transition of Services to a new SAN. Equally, the Authority will require the Supplier to provide a similar set of services in respect of the replacement and/or implementation of other elements of ICT infrastructure such as server and backup solutions; and Additional resources – Authority may also require access to specialist ICT resources to provide expert support on ICT projects identified during the term of the contract. It is envisaged that the accessing of specialist ICT resources for this purpose would also be structured as an Optional Service. Further details of this requirement are provided in Section 7 of [the specification]. \n(13.2.3.1.)\t there may also be other changes in the scope and/or scale of the Services required from the ICT Managed Service during the Term of the contract that could not be identified or foreseen at the time of this procurement but which are consistent with; the overall nature of Buyer’s current and future operational requirements for Core ICT Managed Services; the Operational Services (i.e. the four service towers) described in this Schedule and the overall scope of the ICT Managed Services requirements as set out in the Project Agreement. In such circumstances the Authority may seek to agree a modification to the ICT Managed Services contract through the Change Control Procedure to facilitate the provision of such services by the Supplier, with the Charges for such services set by reference to the mechanisms and protections provided in the Draft Project Agreement (as outlined above). 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Going to market as one requirement maximises both efficiency for PSNI in terms of the procurement project and ongoing contract management activities, and opportunity for the supplier. \nSuppliers may form consortiums to deliver the requirement." }, "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "089658-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089658-2026", "datePublished": "2026-09-22T13:59:34+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2040-01-02T23:59:59+00:00" } ] }, "contractTerms": { "financialTerms": "Based on historical spend patterns, annual expenditure under the contract is anticipated to range between £9 million and £24 million, reflecting fluctuations in service demand from year to year. This estimate is provided for information purposes only and does not represent a guaranteed level of expenditure.\nThe estimated total contract value is £329 million (excluding VAT). However, the anticipated value range is £200 million to £360 million (excluding VAT), with the upper value of £360 million being reflected within the scope section of this Notice.\nThis range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. " }, "riskDetails": "If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded. \nThe Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:\n(I).\tnot to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;\n(II).\tto make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;\n(III).\tto award a contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice; and\n(IV).\tto award contract in stages.\nand in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.\nThis project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives.\nThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to hold additional rounds of negotiation / dialogue with tenderers; to require the submission of any further or additional information or tender submissions; to award the Contract following the submission of initial tenders and/or to down-select tenderers at specified points in the process. For the avoidance of doubt, final tenders will not be subject to any negotiation with the Contracting Authority (however, they may be subject to clarification, if required, at the Contracting Authority’s absolute discretion). The Contracting Authority reserves the right: to reject any or all PSQ or tender responses and to cancel or withdraw the procurement process at any stage; to award a contract without prior notice; to change the basis of, the procedure and the timescales set out or referred to in the procurement documents; to require a tenderer to clarify its PSQ or tender response in writing and/or provide additional information; to terminate the procurement process; and/or to amend the terms and conditions of the PSQ or tender evaluation process or negotiation process in line with section 31 of the Procurement Act 2023.\nSuppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them. 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There were 14 responses received from suppliers by the deadline of 30th May 2025, presenting their feedback.\nAs stated in the questionnaire, due to the large volume of responses received, PSNI invoked the right to meet with a selection of respondents only. This approach was taken to ensure the most effective use of time and resources, and only those responses PSNI wished to explore further were invited to participate in face-to-face meetings.\nA total of 6 supplier were invited to face-to-face meetings. All 14 suppliers were informed of the decision via eTendersNI on 9th June 2025.\nThe face-to-face meetings were held individually in Belfast on 1st July 2025. \nFollowing this a document entitled 'ID 5885241 PME meeting - Questions raised by suppliers’ containing questions raised at the face-to-face meetings, along with the response provided, was uploaded to eTendersNI on 28 July 2025. This ensures that all interested suppliers, including those not invited to the meetings, have access to the same information which is free to view under the CfT ID 5885241 document section on eTendersNI.\nIt is currently anticipated that the resulting tender competition will be published via eTendersNI in December 2025. \nIt should be noted that the estimated value provided within this notice is indicative only, and will be finalised prior to any Tender Notice being published. Dates provided in relation to subsequent contract are very much estimated and will be refined following the outcome of the Preliminary Market Engagement and publication of the Tender Notice. 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The Core IT contract encompasses the Authority’s operational systems excluding Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks, Printers, and those dedicated internal networks and systems supporting sensitive specialist departments. The Supplier may be required to interface with these systems and collaborate with relevant third parties as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of services. The primary focus of this Core IT procurement is, to make a strong contribution to public confidence in policing by driving improvements in public service delivery through the provision of world-class IT services, which enhances frontline policing efficiency and resilience. In parallel, the aim is to deliver improved value for money for taxpayers through robust and effective contract management that drive continuous improvement in supplier performance throughout the initial contract term. The Authority therefore wishes to procure a Core IT solution which: • Meets all existing business requirements, providing continuity of service across all Authority operations; • Supports the transition from the current contractual arrangements to the new contract, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing IT services and operational capability; • Provides flexibility and scalability to accommodate future and evolving business requirements, including changes in operational scope, technology, or user demand; • Maintains the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of all Authority systems, networks, and data in accordance with applicable legislation, security policies and standards; • Ensures the secure storage and management of Authority data, both on-premises and within any approved hosted or cloud environments; • Complies with all relevant current and future requirements relating to IT infrastructure, operational standards, and data protection legislation, including but not limited 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Equally, the Authority will require the Supplier to provide a similar set of services in respect of the replacement and/or implementation of other elements of ICT infrastructure such as server and backup solutions; and Additional resources – Authority may also require access to specialist ICT resources to provide expert support on ICT projects identified during the term of the contract. It is envisaged that the accessing of specialist ICT resources for this purpose would also be structured as an Optional Service. Further details of this requirement are provided in Section 7 of [the specification]. \n(13.2.3.1.)\t there may also be other changes in the scope and/or scale of the Services required from the ICT Managed Service during the Term of the contract that could not be identified or foreseen at the time of this procurement but which are consistent with; the overall nature of Buyer’s current and future operational requirements for Core ICT Managed Services; the Operational Services (i.e. the four service towers) described in this Schedule and the overall scope of the ICT Managed Services requirements as set out in the Project Agreement. In such circumstances the Authority may seek to agree a modification to the ICT Managed Services contract through the Change Control Procedure to facilitate the provision of such services by the Supplier, with the Charges for such services set by reference to the mechanisms and protections provided in the Draft Project Agreement (as outlined above). 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Where this is the case revised tender documentation will be provided to all suppliers clearly indicating any refinements made. \nThe Contracting Authority reserves the right amend the stages of the competitive flexible procurement process. 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Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. 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The potential scale and scope of these services is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement the PSNI wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The PSNI is a dynamic, constantly evolving law enforcement organisation. Uniquely within the UK, it works in the context of a sustained and ongoing home-grown terrorist threat, with all the operational challenge that entails. The PSNI’s IT branch is called Information and Communication Services (ICS). ICS is responsible for the delivery of IT services to a workforce of approximately 6,300 police officers and just over 2,000 civilian staff, spread over more than 70 sites across Northern Ireland. In addition, PSNI manage links to national systems and other Criminal Justice Organisations (CJOs) such as the Courts Service and the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). PSNI are seeking a long-term partner to provide secure, available, and confidential IT services for a period of at least the four years following April 2027, with optional further extensions. Based on historical spend patterns, annual spend on the contract may range from £9m to £17m, however this cannot be interpreted as a guaranteed level of spend." }, { "releaseID": "089658-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-22T13:59:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": "The Police Service of Northern Ireland (Authority) has a requirement for the provision of Core IT Managed Services (Contract). The Core IT contract encompasses the Authority’s operational systems excluding Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks, Printers, and those dedicated internal networks and systems supporting sensitive specialist departments. The Supplier may be required to interface with these systems and collaborate with relevant third parties as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of services. The primary focus of this Core IT procurement is, to make a strong contribution to public confidence in policing by driving improvements in public service delivery through the provision of world-class IT services, which enhances frontline policing efficiency and resilience. In parallel, the aim is to deliver improved value for money for taxpayers through robust and effective contract management that drive continuous improvement in supplier performance throughout the initial contract term. The Authority therefore wishes to procure a Core IT solution which: • Meets all existing business requirements, providing continuity of service across all Authority operations; • Supports the transition from the current contractual arrangements to the new contract, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing IT services and operational capability; • Provides flexibility and scalability to accommodate future and evolving business requirements, including changes in operational scope, technology, or user demand; • Maintains the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of all Authority systems, networks, and data in accordance with applicable legislation, security policies and standards; • Ensures the secure storage and management of Authority data, both on-premises and within any approved hosted or cloud environments; • Complies with all relevant current and future requirements relating to IT infrastructure, operational standards, and data protection legislation, including but not limited 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There are 3 x three year optional extension periods, plus an additional one year extension period, all subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority." } ] }, "hasOptions": [ { "releaseID": "089658-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-22T13:59:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": true } ], "options": { "description": [ { "releaseID": "089658-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-22T13:59:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": "(13.2.1.1.)\tThe Authority has incorporated within the scope “Volume Based Services” in order to provide the Authority with the flexibility to increase or decrease the volumes of such Services during the Term of the Contract in line with changes in its operational requirements and in order for the Charges for such Services to vary in line with the service volumes that are required. Required volumetrics for this contract have been included as part of Charges.\n(13.2.2.4)\tAll such projects will progress through a project scoping, design and development process and their final implementation will be subject to there being an approved business case and allocated budgets and resources. Accordingly, it is not possible for the Authority to be definitive at this stage in relation to whether and how each of these projects might impact the scope and scale of the Operational Services for the Core IT Services in respect of Service Desk, Hosting Services, Application Support, and Desktops, Laptops and Peripherals. It should be noted that many of the impacts of these projects (e.g. in relation to service desk and hosting requirements) may be managed through the Volume Based Services mechanism described above and may not need to be called-off as Optional Services. Possible projects may include, but not be limited to: Supply of hardware as agreed and other hardware as defined by the Authority within the Service provision of this contract; Software upgrades; Changes to the number of applications hosted; - additional; Changes to the number of applications supported under Application Support; Supply of infrastructure, support and transition services for a potential replacement Data Centre; Server Refresh x 3 over length of contract; Backups and restores; Decommissioning and upgrading of end user devices; and Cloud storage.\n(13.2.2.7.)\tIn addition to any new Services arising from such projects, the Authority has also listed a number of other Optional Services summarised below: Extension of the Term – Authority will require the option to extend the initial five-year term by three periods of three years each, plus an additional 1 year which provides a maximum contract term of 15 years, excluding the implementation period; Service Desk Hours – Authority may require a change to the hours of its Service Desk operation; Service Desk Location – the current Service Desk is provided on Authority premises; however, Authority may require an option to extend the Authority network to off-site locations in the UK to facilitate remote access by the Core ICT Managed Services provider; ICS Location – ICS may move location as the Authority estate changes; Software upgrades and hardware replacements – Authority will examine in dialogue its approach to software upgrades and implementing hardware replacements (and potentially other periodic services of variable frequency) through the Core ICT Managed Service contract, which may result in such services being defined and structured as Optional Services within the Draft Project Agreement; Storage Area Network (SAN) – Authority will need to replace its existing SAN during the Term of the Core ICT Managed Services contract, so the Authority will require the Core ICT Managed Services Supplier to support the security, design, implementation, and transition of Services to a new SAN. Equally, the Authority will require the Supplier to provide a similar set of services in respect of the replacement and/or implementation of other elements of ICT infrastructure such as server and backup solutions; and Additional resources – Authority may also require access to specialist ICT resources to provide expert support on ICT projects identified during the term of the contract. It is envisaged that the accessing of specialist ICT resources for this purpose would also be structured as an Optional Service. Further details of this requirement are provided in Section 7 of [the specification]. \n(13.2.3.1.)\t there may also be other changes in the scope and/or scale of the Services required from the ICT Managed Service during the Term of the contract that could not be identified or foreseen at the time of this procurement but which are consistent with; the overall nature of Buyer’s current and future operational requirements for Core ICT Managed Services; the Operational Services (i.e. the four service towers) described in this Schedule and the overall scope of the ICT Managed Services requirements as set out in the Project Agreement. In such circumstances the Authority may seek to agree a modification to the ICT Managed Services contract through the Change Control Procedure to facilitate the provision of such services by the Supplier, with the Charges for such services set by reference to the mechanisms and protections provided in the Draft Project Agreement (as outlined above). 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