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ID 6723703 - DOF - EDD - NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Solution
Published Yesterday
23 Oct 2026
Deadline in 27 days
- Primary CPV
-
72000000 *
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Value
- £5,500,000
- Contract
-
3.3 years Duration
04/01/2027 31/03/2030
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom · UKN
Contact
Award Criteria
- AC1 - Digital Verification (21%)
- AC2 - Continuous Evolution and Development of NIDA (14%)
- AC3 - Key Personnel/Technical Service Roles (10.5%)
- AC7 - Social Value (10.5%)
- AC8 - Total Contract Price (30%)
- AC4 - Service Management (10.5%)
- AC5 - Service Transition and Implementation (3.5%)
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078f73
Department of Finance (DoF) have a requirement for the support, maintenance and development of the existing Identity Assurance (NIDA) application, and associated Digital Identity Verification services. The contract will be for a service transition and implementation period of up to 3 months, followed by an initial period of 3 years from service commencement, with two further options to extend by up to 1 year each. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
Full CPV breakdown
- 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Two optional extensions of up to one year each, the uptake of which will be subject to performance reviews carried out by EDD and future costs remaining within the budgetary allocations.
- Options
- The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional service days for the purposes of development and continuous improvement. It is expected that up to 3 new services will be on boarded to NIDA each year. The number of new accounts associated with each new onboarding is variable but can range from between 50 and 1000 new accounts per month.
- Submission method
- 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. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Enquiries close
- 11 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 4 Dec 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026 15:51
- Deadline
- 20 Nov 2026 15:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078f73
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078f73
Full notice record
95 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | CPD - Supplies and Services Division |
| Address › Street | 303 Airport Road West |
| Address › Town / city | BELFAST |
| Address › Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | CPD - Supplies and Services Division |
Tender
| Title | ID 6723703 - DOF - EDD - NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Solution |
| Description | Department of Finance (DoF) have a requirement for the support, maintenance and development of the existing Identity Assurance (NIDA) application, and associated Digital Identity Verification services. The contract will be for a service transition and implementation period of up to 3 months, followed by an initial period of 3 years from service commencement, with two further options to extend by up to 1 year each. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Computer network services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Information technology services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Data security software development services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | File security software development services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Software package and information systems |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,600,000 |
| Value › Value | £5,500,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | 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. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 4 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,600,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £5,500,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | AC1 - Digital Verification |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | As per tender documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 21 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | AC2 - Continuous Evolution and Development of NIDA |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | As per tender documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 14 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | AC3 - Key Personnel/Technical Service Roles |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | As per tender documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10.5 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | AC7 - Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | As per tender documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 10.5 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | AC8 - Total Contract Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | As per tender documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | AC4 - Service Management |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | As per tender documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 10.5 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | AC5 - Service Transition and Implementation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | As per tender documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight | 3.5 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | CoP1 - Tenderers must hold a valid Cyber Essentials Plus Certification (or equivalent) at the time of Award. CoP2 - Tenderers must hold a valid ISO/IEC27001:2022 Certification (or equivalent) at the time of Award. |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Two optional extensions of up to one year each, the uptake of which will be subject to performance reviews carried out by EDD and future costs remaining within the budgetary allocations. |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional service days for the purposes of development and continuous improvement. It is expected that up to 3 new services will be on boarded to NIDA each year. The number of new accounts associated with each new onboarding is variable but can range from between 50 and 1000 new accounts per month. |
| Lot Details › No Lots Division Rationale | To reduce contract management overheads and facilitate a collaborative partnership between supplying parties |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100677-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 2 Sep 2031 |