DOJ - Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) - Computerised Personnel and Salary (COMPASS) System Support

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Estimated value

£123k

services

Awarded value

—

Suppliers

Lots

0 awarded

Published

17 Feb 2026

Deadline 16 Mar 2026

Description

NIPS wishes to appoint a Supplier for the provision of support and maintenance of its’ COMPASS system, via support days on a call off basis. The DOJ ISD provides ‘first-line’ support to the Users of the system. This contract is for the provision of support and maintenance on via call off support days as and when required (estimated 30 days per year). This contract is for an initial period of 2 years with 2 optional extensions of 1 year each.

Scope

Reference: ID 6257085
Total value: £123,000 excluding VAT
£147,600 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2030
This contract has an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend the contract for a further two periods of one year each.
Main category: services
CPV classifications: 72000000
72250000
72253000
72500000
Contract locations: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
AC1 - Proposed Methodology	Weighting = 15 percent as per tender documentation	quality	—
AC2 - Contract Management and Contingency	Weighting = 15 percent as per tender documentation	quality	—
AC3 - Total Contract Price	Weighting = 70 percent as per tender documentation	price	—

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per Tender documentation.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline: 09 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
Submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
Submission address: Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Electronic submission: Yes
Procedure: Open procedure