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SONI090 – Client-Side Advisor
Published Yesterday
12 Nov 2026
Deadline in 7 days
- Primary CPV
-
72000000 *
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland
- Value
- £6,300,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/02/2027 31/01/2029
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
12 Manse Road, Belfast, BT6 9RT, United Kingdom · UKN0E
Contact
Award Criteria
- Previous Experience (20%)
- Approach & Methodology (15%)
- Tenderer Capacity (10%)
- Face-to-Face Meeting (15%)
- Ultimate Cost (40%)
- Request for Approval · Bidding Documents
- Framework Agreement · Bidding Documents
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Reference: SONI090
SONI is seeking to appoint one (1) supplier to act as Client-Side Advisor, providing programme management, technical assurance, test assurance and transition support to SONI in respect of the Corporate IT Separation Programme and the establishment of SONI’s Security Operations Centre, working alongside SONI’s internal programme and technical teams. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”) and the Procurement Regulations 2024.
The Client-Side Advisor augments SONI’s own programme and technical team, providing programme leadership, technical assurance and delivery oversight of the Systems Integrators (SIs) and suppliers delivering the separation workstreams. The role does not extend to the delivery, implementation or provision of any of the underlying systems, equipment or services being procured under SONI’s other separation competitions.
The Tenderer awarded the Framework Agreement (the ‘Supplier’) will act as SONI’s primary partner for Client-Side Advisory services, working alongside SONI’s internal teams and its other external advisors.
Full CPV breakdown
- 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Utility
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Option to extend for 1 year at SONI's sole discretion
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- Refer to RFP
- Submission method
- www.mytenders.co.uk
- Enquiries close
- 13 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 15 Dec 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 12 Nov 2026 16:42
- Deadline
- 20 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078af9
- Notice ID
- SONI090
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | SONI Ltd |
| Address › Street | 12 Manse Road |
| Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Address › Postcode | BT6 9RT |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN0E |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Private utility |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | SONI Ltd |
Tender
| Title | SONI090 – Client-Side Advisor |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £7,560,000 |
| Value › Value | £6,300,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Procedure › Features | Please refer to the RFP |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Maximum Participants | 1 |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | With reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | closed |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | Refer to RFP |
| How to submit | www.mytenders.co.uk |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 15 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £7,560,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £6,300,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Previous Experience |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Demonstrated recent and relevant experience of delivering client-side advisory, programme management and technical assurance services of a comparable nature and complexity. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| 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 | Approach & Methodology |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | The Tenderer's overall approach and methodology for delivering the Scope of Requirements, including programme governance, technical assurance, test assurance and transition support. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| 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 | Tenderer Capacity |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Allocation of human resources to deliver the requirement effectively, including the qualifications and experience of proposed key personnel and their committed time. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| 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 | Face-to-Face Meeting |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | Scored validation of the proposed core team and submitted Approach & Methodology |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| 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 | Ultimate Cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | Ultimate Cost of proposal in accordance with the Pricing Schedules. Sub-weighted: Fixed Monthly Fee 20%; Daily Rate Basket 20%. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 40 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Please refer to RFP |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Please refer to RFP |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jan 2029 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jan 2030 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Option to extend for 1 year at SONI's sole discretion |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Request for Approval |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_File... |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Framework Agreement |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_File... |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107746-2026 |
| Document › Document 4 › Published | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Contract Terms › Financial Terms | Please refer to RFP |
| Risk Details | Please refer to RFP |
| Amendment › Description | Added Clarification answers |