This notice is published to facilitate transparency of a contract award resulting from a procurement undertaken under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended). Due to system restrictions arising from the transition to the current procurement notice regime, the most appropriate available notice type is being used to record the award. This publication does not represent a direct award under the current regulations but is intended solely to ensure transparency and public visibility of the award outcome. FO5 Contract notice for the PQQ was published 13th January 2025. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001108 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cfb8 URL: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001108-2025?origin=SearchResults&p=1 Successful suppliers identified at PQQ were then invited to ITN stage which was published 10th November 2025. In accordance with Regulation 101 (1) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended), A 10 day standstill for this tender commenced on 17th August 2026 and closed on 27th August 2026. This contract was awarded on the 1st September 2026. This contract is for a provision of a Managed Service Provider, responsible for managing the licensing implementation, support and maintenance of NI Water's MWM/CAR product suite. (a cloud-based application).

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Direct award Procurement and contract award were conducted under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. This UK5 Transparency Notice is published solely to ensure transparency and public visibility of the award following system limitations within the current notice publication regime. The contract was not awarded via a direct award process under current procurement legislation.

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