ID 6421140 - DoF – IT Assist – Provision and Support of a Server Patch Management Solution
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This sits in the upper-middle of the Software & IT Systems band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 30,286 valued Software & IT Systems tenders in our corpus.
IT Assist require the provision of a Server Patch Management Tool to patch approximately 2400 servers.
IT Assist (The Buyer) has responsibility for the delivery of common IT systems and services to support the business objectives of the 9 Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Departments and approximately 40 Arms-Length organisations.
Services are delivered to approximately 28000 NICS staff and customers located across Northern Ireland.
The Buyer is responsible for the hosting, administration and maintenance of both virtual and physical server infrastructure.
It is anticipated the Contract will be awarded in September 2026, with a 2 week implementation period prior to the Licencing period commencing on 11th October 2026 for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of up to 12 months each for the supply and delivery of a patch management system.
Please see document entitled “ID 6421140 – Specification” for full details of the requirement.
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IT Assist (The Buyer) has responsibility
IT Assist (The Buyer) has responsibility for the delivery of common IT systems and services to support the business objectives of the 9 Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Departments and approximately 40 Arms-Length organisations.
The Buyer is responsible for the hosting
The Buyer is responsible for the hosting, administration and maintenance of both virtual and physical server infrastructure.
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- ocds-h6vhtk-06d954
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- tender · Open
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- 072920-2026
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