AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s vehicle telematics contract for its Direct Labour Organisation fleet is recorded as awarded to SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD. The source records an original contract signature date of 2 April 2019 and a GBP 860,000 active contract record. A 2026 notice describes a proposed modification to term and value while the buyer reviews future telematics and additional fleet hardware requirements.
Published outcomeAwarded supplier: SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD for lot 1. The published record identifies an active contract, but the amendment text says the buyer intends to modify the term and value no sooner than 30 days after publication; it does not independently confirm that the 2026 modification was concluded.
Market significanceThe requirement covers telematics for a fleet stated as approximately 300 vehicles and 80 items of grounds machinery in Northern Ireland. The notice indicates potential future requirements involving additional hardware, but gives no specification, budget or procurement timetable for a replacement competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD
99% confidenceAward 096717-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Verified supplier; associated award and contract marked active
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Supplier verification identifies verified company name SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD (company number NI619610), and award 096717-2026-1-1 names the supplier for lot 1. The GBP 860,000 value is recorded at contract level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Original contract signature
99% confidence2 April 2019
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Contract dateSigned is 2019-04-02.
Published update
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The release history records an awardUpdate and contractUpdate published at 2026-10-13T16:34:05+01:00.
Contract record status
95% confidenceActive
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The contract and associated award are both marked active.
2026 modification position
97% confidenceProposed/intended modification; completion not confirmed
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The amendment rationale states that the buyer intends to modify the contract term and value no sooner than 30 days from publication of the notice.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence860,000
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The contract record specifies value amount 860000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no individual lot or supplier allocation published
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The source gives one contract value but no lot-level value or allocation breakdown.
Modification value
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice says the buyer intends to modify the contract value but does not state the revised value or increment.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original term
93% confidenceInitial 60 months from 2 April 2019
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The framework period rationale states that the contract was for an initial 60-month period; the contract dateSigned is 2 April 2019.
Maximum pre-existing extension provision
97% confidenceUp to 24 additional months (84 months total)
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The framework period rationale states the contract could be extended for periods up to and including 24 months, reaching 84 months.
Stated later extension
90% confidence8 months from 2 April 2026 to 1 December 2026 (92 months total)
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The framework period rationale says the contract was subsequently modified and extended for a further eight months between these dates.
Recorded contract duration
99% confidence3,480 days
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The contract period is recorded as durationInDays 3480.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceVehicle telematics system
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The tender and contract title state “Tender for the Supply of a Vehicle Telematics System”.
Operational context
97% confidenceDirect Labour Organisation response and void property maintenance fleet
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Lot 1 describes DLO delivery of response and void property maintenance services.
Fleet scale
97% confidenceApproximately 300 vehicles and 80 items of grounds machinery
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Lot 1 description gives these approximate fleet quantities.
Delivery area
99% confidenceUKN (Northern Ireland)
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Contract items specify delivery address region UKN.
Classification
99% confidenceIT services; software package and information systems; miscellaneous software package and computer systems
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Published CPV codes are 72000000, 48000000 and 48900000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Competition and bid information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation scores, bidder comparison or award justification is published in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
95% confidenceActive
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The published contract status is active.
Original extension terms
97% confidenceInitial 60 months, extendable by up to 24 months
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Framework period rationale in the tender data.
2026 modification rationale
96% confidenceBuyer review of telematics and possible additional fleet hardware; avoiding uncertainty, operational disruption and duplicated implementation costs
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The amendment description and rationale provide these reasons.
Modification completion
97% confidenceNot confirmed by the amendment rationale
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It uses forward-looking wording: the buyer “intends to modify” the term and value no sooner than 30 days after publication.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Future demand signal
95% confidencePossible additional telematics hardware across the fleet is under consideration
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The amendment description says the strategic review includes consideration of a business requirement for additional hardware.
Market engagement implication
94% confidenceA future procurement may be affected by the strategic review, but its scope and timing are unknown
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The buyer says the review is likely to have a significant impact on any future procurement; no future notice details are supplied.
Continuity rationale
97% confidenceThe buyer cites reduced uncertainty, avoidance of operational disruption and avoidance of duplicated implementation costs
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These points are stated in the amendment rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Modification-status ambiguity
98% confidenceThe record contains both a statement that the contract was subsequently modified and extended to 1 December 2026 and amendment wording that the buyer intends to modify the term and value. This analysis does not treat the 2026 modification as confirmed concluded.
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Framework period rationale versus amendment rationale.
Value clarity
99% confidenceGBP 860,000 is a published contract-level figure; it is not allocated by lot, supplier or amendment component.
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Contract value is published without allocation or amendment-value breakdown.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name matching to SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD, company number NI619610.
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Supplier verification data records status verified and match method exact_name.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: procurement method, bid count, evaluation results, pricing structure, revised modification value and future procurement timetable.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source gives conflicting signals on whether the 2026 modification had been completed: the period rationale describes a subsequent extension, while the amendment rationale describes an intended modification. No unsupported resolution has been adopted.
- The published GBP 860,000 figure is contract-level only; no allocation to the supplier, lot or amendment is provided.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: procurement procedure, bidder count, evaluation results, award date, pricing breakdown, revised modification value, detailed hardware scope and future procurement timetable.
- The source does not provide a confirmed contract end date independent of the ambiguous modification narrative.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveSIMPLICITY GROUP LTDvehicle telematics systemfleet telematicsT1468Northern Ireland procurementcontract modification
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the recorded supplier for the vehicle telematics contract?
The recorded and verified supplier is SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD (company number NI619610).
What is the published contract value?
The contract record gives a contract-level value of GBP 860,000. No lot-level, supplier-level or modification-value allocation is published.
Has the 2026 contract modification been completed?
The amendment rationale says the buyer intends to modify the term and value no sooner than 30 days after publication. It does not independently confirm completion, although the period rationale refers to a later extension ending 1 December 2026.
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