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ID 5828449 - TEO - Equality Commission - Provision of IT Support to Equality House ALBs and NIHRC

Equality Commission for Northern Ireland · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:36.

Opportunity overview

In its capacity as Lead Tenant for organisations based in Equality House and the NI Human Rights Commission, ECNI requires a contract for the provision of IT Support Services. The Contract will be for an Implementation period of up to 8 weeks, followed by an Initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for two further periods of up to 24 months each.

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.

CYBER SECURITY (N.I.) LTD

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.7m
Awarded
3 Sept 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI647179
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT7 1NZ, United Kingdom

CYBER SECURITY (N.I.) LTD

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£1.7m
Awarded
3 Sept 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PGXW-2512-LNMD
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT7 1NZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72500000 — Computer-related services
  • CPV72510000 — Computer-related management services
  • CPV72511000 — Network management software services
  • CPV72600000 — Computer support and consultancy services
  • CPV72610000 — Computer support services
  • CPV72611000 — Technical computer support services
  • CPV72700000 — Computer network services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.9m

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-050701
Status
complete
Published risks
Exclusions 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. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and (IV). to award contract(s) in stages. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
17 May 2032, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
22 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
27 Aug 2025, 15:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2025, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Contract Value The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value 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.

Enquiry period

Ends
15 Aug 2025, 15:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,916,666.67
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,300,000

Renewal

Description
Following contract award there will be an implementation period of approximately 8 weeks prior to commencement of the Initial Term. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 - Implementation Plan
Type
quality
Description
As per tender documentation
Criterion 2
Name
AC2 - Service Delivery
Type
quality
Description
As per tender documentation
Criterion 3
Name
AC3 - Contract and Account Management
Type
quality
Description
as per tender documentation
Criterion 4
Name
AC4 - Business Continuity
Type
quality
Description
as per tender documentation
Criterion 5
Name
AC5 - Social Value
Type
quality
Description
as per tender documentation
Criterion 6
Name
AC6 - Total Contract Price
Type
price
Description
as per tender documentation

Contract period

Ends
16 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
22 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
16 Nov 2032, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
As per Tender documentation

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Id
72500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer-related services
Entry 3
Id
72510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer-related management services
Entry 4
Id
72600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer support and consultancy services
Entry 5
Id
72700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer network services
Entry 6
Id
72610000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer support services
Entry 7
Id
72511000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network management software services
Entry 8
Id
72611000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical computer support services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
043168-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
25 Jul 2025, 14:26

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
016788-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Apr 2025, 14:01

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
6 Dec 2024, 00:00
Description
Prospective Suppliers were invited to participate in a Pre-Market Engagement activity via eTendersNI on 20/11/2024. The closing date for Clarifications was 02/12/2024, and the deadline for receipt of responses to the Engagement activity was 06/12/2024. A PME Questionnaire was published, giving Suppliers an overview of an upcoming tender opportunity for IT Support Services for Equality House and its ALBs. The Questionnaire sought prospective Tenderer's responses on various aspects of the upcoming tender opportunity, including Pricing Model, current network infrastructure, project timescales, IPR, IT Security requirements, Incident Response Targets and Social Value. No further engagement was undertaken following receipt of Supplier responses to the Questionnaire, other than through requesting feedback from any Suppliers who declared an interest in the questionnaire but did not provide a response.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCRV-7846-NVYR
Name
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 7DP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Equality House, 7-9 Shaftesbury Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PCRV-7846-NVYR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Role Details
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Identifier

Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-NI647179
Name
CYBER SECURITY (N.I.) LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT7 1NZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
16 Mount Charles

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
NI647179
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGXW-2512-LNMD
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 4
Id
GB-PPON-PGXW-2512-LNMD
Name
CYBER SECURITY (N.I.) LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT7 1NZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
16 Mount Charles

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PGXW-2512-LNMD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
4 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
ID 5828449 - TEO - Equality Commission - Provision of IT Support to Equality House ALBs and NIHRC
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
4 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Id
72600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer support and consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
72250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
System and support services
Entry 4
Id
72500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer-related services
Entry 5
Id
72510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer-related management services
Entry 6
Id
72700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer network services
Entry 7
Id
72610000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer support services
Entry 8
Id
72511000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network management software services
Entry 9
Id
72611000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical computer support services

Value

Amount
1,742,100
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,090,520

Options

Description
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of supported devices throughout the contract period

Renewal

Description
Following the initial period there are two options to extend by up to 24 months each

Documents

Entry 1
Id
054002-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Sept 2025, 15:19

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI647179
Name
CYBER SECURITY (N.I.) LTD
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PGXW-2512-LNMD
Name
CYBER SECURITY (N.I.) LTD

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
25 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
25 Nov 2032, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
15 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
ID 5828449 - TEO - Equality Commission - Provision of IT Support to Equality House ALBs and NIHRC
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The contract value does not meet the £5million threshold for reporting KPIs

Value

Amount
1,742,100
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,090,520

Period

Ends
25 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
25 Nov 2032, 23:59

Options

Description
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of supported devices throughout the contract period.

Renewal

Description
Following the initial period there are two options to extend by up to 24 months each

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057996-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
19 Sept 2025, 10:09

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 7DP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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