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NMS Software Licence Purchase and Support Renewal

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

Buyer Address: 120 Malone Road, Belfast, UK, BT9 5HT, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@nienetworks.co.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
1357000.0 GBP
Published
02 Sep 2025, 13:31
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
30 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
30 Sep 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
72212218 - License management software development services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This engagement ensures that the critial operations system, Oracle Network Management System (NMS)1 maintenance and licencing remains in place. Given NMS’ integral role in NIE Networks’ network operations outage management, fault and emergency response and storm escalations, it is essential to maintain NMS and ensure it is fully supported so that continuity of service can remain. As this supplier has intellectual property rights only this supplier can supply the services required, and there are no reasonable alternatives.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: NMS Software Licence Purchase & Support renewal

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