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T2609 Provision of Maintenance and Support for the Housing Benefit System for NIHE

Belfast City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:07.

Opportunity overview

Notice of award of a tender for the maintenance and support for the existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes to the system.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£759.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Feb 2025
Award ID
007109-2025-T2609-1
Status
active
Location
Cheshire, UKD6, SK9 7RR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72610000 — Computer support services
  • CPV72230000 — Custom software development services
  • CPV72262000 — Software development services

Lots

  • Maintenance and support service for the existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
T2609
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This notice is issued in accordance with Reg 32(2)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations to explain the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in this instance. The maintenance and support of an existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes has been awarded to NEC Software Solutions UK Limited to guarantee continued maintenance and support of the existing system. The existing housing benefit system is iWorld software owned by NEC Software Solutions UK Limited, NEC Software Solutions UK Limited are the sole company who can maintain and support the housing benefit system.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
72610000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer support services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Maintenance and support service for the existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Custom software development services
Entry 2
Id
72262000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software development services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-21397
Name
Belfast City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
9-21 Adelaide Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Belfast City Council

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-139192
Name
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD6
Locality
Cheshire
Postal Code
SK9 7RR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Queen’s Court, Wilmslow Road, Alderley Edge

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-3359
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Chichester Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
007109-2025-T2609-1
Title
T2609 Provision of Maintenance and Support for the Housing Benefit System for NIHE
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139192
Name
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007109-2025-T2609-1
Title
T2609 Provision of Maintenance and Support for the Housing Benefit System for NIHE
Status
active
Award ID
007109-2025-T2609-1
Date Signed
24 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
759,329.38
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8DJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN06

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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