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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | Northern Ireland Prison Service |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Direct award |
| Method Rationale: | Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act. NIPS are proceeding with a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 where the following conditions are met; (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. |
| Tender Status: | Closed |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | Not specified |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2026 |
All 3 notices for this procurement, oldest first.
ID 6458713 - DAC 17/25 - DoJ NIPS - License for Business Objects
ID 6458713 - DAC 17/25 - DoJ NIPS - License for Business Objects
ID 6458713 - DAC 17/25 - DoJ NIPS - License for Business Objects
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| Award value: | £208,333.33 |
| Award status: | Pending |
NIPS already own the required licenses but Enterprise Support is required in order to download future software releases, updates and for technical support and maintenance. The Supplier of the current licences own the IPR of the support tools and are the only supplier who can provide the required support.
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| Contract Duration: | NaN years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-068eae |
| Notice Reference: | 039575-2026 |