Department of Finance mobile editing software contract update

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 15:53.

Opportunity overview

This contract has been modified in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement (though referred to in the specification as a potential future requirement) and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. This modification will facilitate the replacement of GNSS kits and Total Stations, providing anopportunity to modernise the OSNI field survey fleet. With capital funding now available, modifying the contract will help maintain compatibility between field survey instruments and existing field editing software. This will avoid the need for additional system development, integration work, or changes to established workflows.

Awarded to

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KOREC LIMITED

No match

Contract value: £2.6m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 17 Feb 2017
Award ID: 097044-2026-1-1
Status: active
Location: Dublin, IE0, Ireland

Classification

CPV38221000 — Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)

Lots

LPS is seeking to acquire mobile editing software to be used by Field Surveyors to update the large scale . 1:1,250 and 1:2,500. digital vector mapping of Northern Ireland preferably with a single integrated mobile editing solution. The licensing, support and maintenance will run for an initial period of five . 5. years with two . 2. optional extension periods of three . 3. years each.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: CFT572716
Main Procurement Category: goods

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 38221000
Description: Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: LPS is seeking to acquire mobile editing software to be used by Field Surveyors to update the large scale . 1:1,250 and 1:2,500. digital vector mapping of Northern Ireland preferably with a single integrated mobile editing solution. The licensing, support and maintenance will run for an initial period of five . 5. years with two . 2. optional extension periods of three . 3. years each.

Contract period

Duration In Days: 3,600

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Department of Finance
Id: GB-FTS-48289

Identifier

Legal Name: Department of Finance

Address

Street Address: 7 Lanyon Place
Locality: BELFAST
Region: UK
Postal Code: BT1 3LP
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Buyer Profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Organisation 2

Name: KOREC LIMITED
Id: GB-FTS-187564

Identifier

Legal Name: KOREC LIMITED

Address

Street Address: Unit B7 Riverview Business Park
Locality: Dublin
Region: IE0
Country Name: Ireland

Contact

Email: shane.murtagh@korecgroup.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Id: GB-FTS-187565

Identifier

Legal Name: The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures

Address

Locality: United Kingdom
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 097044-2026-1-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187564
Name: KOREC LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 097044-2026-1-1
Award ID: 097044-2026-1-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 17 Feb 2017, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 38221000
Description: Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKN

Value

Amount: 2,576,600
Currency: GBP

Period

Duration In Days: 3,600

Amendments

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: This contract has been modified in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement (though referred to in the specification as a potential future requirement) and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. This modification will facilitate the replacement of GNSS kits and Total Stations, providing anopportunity to modernise the OSNI field survey fleet. With capital funding now available, modifying the contract will help maintain compatibility between field survey instruments and existing field editing software. This will avoid the need for additional system development, integration work, or changes to established workflows.
Rationale: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: This contract has been modified in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement (though referred to in the specification as a potential future requirement) and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. This modification will facilitate the replacement of GNSS kits and Total Stations, providing anopportunity to modernise the OSNI field survey fleet. With capital funding now available, modifying the contract will help maintain compatibility between field survey instruments and existing field editing software. This will avoid the need for additional system development, integration work, or changes to established workflows.

Recorded locations

Buyer location · BELFAST · UK · BT1 3LP · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097044-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate · 14 Oct 2026, 14:10

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Department of Finance has published a contract update for Lot 1 of CFT572716, covering mobile editing software for Northern Ireland topographic survey work. The record identifies KOREC LIMITED as supplier and reports an active contract with a signed date of 17 February 2017. The 2026 notice describes a Regulation 72(1)(b) modification for additional requirements associated with replacing GNSS kits and total stations.

Published outcome signals

Published notice typeAward update and contract updateEvidence: Process notice_type is "awardUpdate, contractUpdate"; release history carries tags awardUpdate and contractUpdate.
Contract record statusActiveEvidence: Contract 097044-2026-1-1 has status "active".
Contract signed date17 February 2017Evidence: Contract dateSigned is 2017-02-17T00:00:00Z.

93% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097044-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787a2
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 15:53
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

The published record identifies KOREC LIMITED as the supplier for Lot 1. The contract record is marked active; the notice is a contract modification update rather than a new award announcement.

Market significance

The modification indicates continued investment in interoperable field-survey technology, linking mobile editing software with modernised GNSS and total-station equipment.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

KOREC LIMITED

98% confidence

Award 097044-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated GBP · Active contract record

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Award 097044-2026-1-1 names KOREC LIMITED as supplier for Lot 1; the associated contract is active. The contract-level value is not expressly allocated by supplier because there is one listed supplier.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice type

99% confidence

Award update and contract update

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Process notice_type is "awardUpdate, contractUpdate"; release history carries tags awardUpdate and contractUpdate.

Contract record status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 097044-2026-1-1 has status "active".

Contract signed date

99% confidence

17 February 2017

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Contract dateSigned is 2017-02-17T00:00:00Z.

Modification basis

98% confidence

Regulation 72(1)(b): additional necessary works, services or supplies by the original contractor

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Amendment rationale explicitly cites Regulation 72(1)(b) and additional requirements.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

99% confidence

2,576,600

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Contract 097044-2026-1-1 value is GBP 2,576,600.

Currency

99% confidence

GBP

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Contract value currency is GBP.

Modification value

99% confidence

Unknown

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No amendment value or revised contract value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

17 February 2017

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Contract dateSigned is 2017-02-17T00:00:00Z.

Published contract-update notice

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Process published_at is 2026-10-14T14:10:53+01:00.

Stated contract duration

99% confidence

3,600 days

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Contract period durationInDays is 3600.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award and contract each relate to lot 1.

Requirement

98% confidence

Mobile editing software for field surveyors updating Northern Ireland large-scale digital vector mapping

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Lot description specifies mobile editing software for updating 1:1,250 and 1:2,500 digital vector mapping of Northern Ireland.

Technology classification

99% confidence

Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent) — CPV 38221000

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Tender and contract item classification is CPV 38221000.

Modification scope

98% confidence

Replacement of GNSS kits and total stations while maintaining compatibility with existing field-editing software

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Published amendment description states this purpose.

Delivery region

95% confidence

UKN

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Contract item delivery address region is UKN.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Unknown

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No procurement method or procedure detail is supplied.

Competition and bid information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Modification justification

97% confidence

Supplier change was described as impracticable for economic, technical or interoperability reasons and as creating substantial inconvenience or duplication of costs

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This is stated in the Regulation 72(1)(b) amendment rationale.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract duration

99% confidence

3,600 days

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The contract period is recorded as durationInDays 3600.

Original licensing, support and maintenance term described in tender

97% confidence

Initial five years, with two optional extensions of three years each

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Lot description states an initial five-year period and two optional three-year extension periods.

Extension exercise status

99% confidence

Unknown

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The notice describes possible extension periods but does not state whether either option was exercised.

Modification legal mechanism

99% confidence

Regulation 72(1)(b)

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Amendment rationale expressly cites Regulation 72(1)(b).

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Interoperability consideration

98% confidence

The published rationale links the modification to compatibility between replacement survey instruments and existing field-editing software.

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Amendment description says compatibility avoids additional development, integration work and workflow changes.

Commercial value interpretation

99% confidence

GBP 2,576,600 is the published contract-level value; the notice does not provide a separate value for the 2026 modification.

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Contract value is supplied, while amendment data has no value field.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

93%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0787a2
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department of Finance

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Buyer party is identified as Department of Finance.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Belfast, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Belfast, BT1 3LP, United Kingdom.

Operational context

96% confidence

The modification refers to OSNI field-survey fleet modernisation

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Amendment description refers to modernising the OSNI field survey fleet.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

KOREC LIMITED

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Supplier party and award supplier are named KOREC LIMITED.

Supplier location in notice

98% confidence

Dublin, Ireland

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Supplier party address lists Dublin, Ireland.

Identity verification status

99% confidence

Not applicable

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Supplier verification record has status not_applicable; no verified company name or number is supplied.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal or recompetition timing

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit contract end date, renewal date or new procurement timetable is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Notice chronology

99% confidence

The update was published in 2026 but the contract signed date is recorded as 2017.

View supporting evidence

published_at is 2026-10-14; dateSigned is 2017-02-17.

Contract period consistency

96% confidence

The stated 3,600-day duration from the recorded 2017 signature date appears earlier than the 2026 update; the source does not explain the relationship between the active status, any extensions, and the modification.

View supporting evidence

Contract status is active, dateSigned is 2017-02-17, period is 3600 days, and notice is dated 2026-10-14.

Unpublished amendment economics

99% confidence

No additional value, revised total value, or pricing breakdown is supplied for the modification.

View supporting evidence

Amendment contains rationale and description only.

Supplier identity evidence

99% confidence

The source identifies KOREC LIMITED, but no company number or separate verified legal-entity record is supplied.

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification status is not_applicable and verified company fields are null.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No procurement method, bidder count, evaluation results or award decision date is supplied.
No amendment value, revised contract value, pricing detail or individual equipment quantity is supplied.
No explicit contract end date is supplied, and the source does not explain how the active contract status relates to the recorded 3,600-day period and 2017 signature date.
The source states possible extension periods but does not confirm whether they were exercised.
No company number or verified legal-entity record is supplied for KOREC LIMITED.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as supplier?

KOREC LIMITED is named as supplier for Lot 1.

Is this a new contract award?

No. The notice is labelled as an award and contract update and describes a modification to an existing contract.

What is the published contract value?

The contract record states GBP 2,576,600. No separate value is published for the modification.

Why was the contract modified?

The published rationale cites Regulation 72(1)(b) and the need to maintain compatibility between replacement survey equipment and existing field-editing software.

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CFT572716 - DoF - LPS – Topographic Survey – Mobile Editing Software

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

KOREC LIMITED

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