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Provision of Licencing, Maintenance and Support for the SUN Accounting software package and INFOR Query & Analysis software to the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (2026–2028)

Northern Ireland Assembly · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 19:41.

Opportunity overview

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (the Assembly) requires the continued provision of licencing, maintenance and support for the SUN Accounting software package and INFOR Query & Analysis software over a two year period to accommodate replacement systems. These two linked software packages require a support and maintenance service with a helpdesk facility during office hours to provide advice and assistance for all queries relating to the operation of the SUN accounting software and INFOR Query and Analysis reporting tool.

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.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
BR-014-2026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Section 41(6) of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits direct award where a “direct award justification” applies—specifically where only a particular supplier can provide the required goods due to technical or exclusive rights, and no reasonable alternatives exist (Schedule 5 para 6 (a) and (b)). This justification applies because INFOR (the owner of the software) only permits one reseller per geographic region. The current geographic reseller for the licensing and support over the next 2 years is CORE. Resellers make their money from the implementation of such systems. Reselling licences and support services has little value to the reseller organisation. Further, to have a reseller familiarise themselves with the Assembly Commission’s system configurations would incur additional monies. This can be expensive, time consuming and would not deliver value for money for the NI Assembly Commission.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Ireland Assembly
Id
GB-PPON-PYCW-9139-GQXZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYCW-9139-GQXZ

Address

Street Address
Northern Ireland Assembly, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT4 3XX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
02890521855

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
CORE Financial Systems Limited
Id
GB-FTS-180413

Address

Street Address
1 Northwood Avenue, North Wood, Santry
Locality
DUBLIN
Postal Code
DO9 V2F7
Country
IE
Country Name
Ireland
Region
IE

Contact

Telephone
+3531 840 0639

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48440000
Description
Financial analysis and accounting software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48442000
Description
Financial systems software package
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
103,954.54
Amount
86,628.78
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-180413
Name
CORE Financial Systems Limited

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035942-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Apr 2026, 10:33
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT4 3XX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 035725-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 035942-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·